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Kids and kittens: Middle school students learn veterinary science by caring for cats
Lesson plan includes a crash course in disease, vaccines and good hygiene
Education
Science
Amid a changing landscape, students apply scientific inquiry to environmental resiliency
Projects tackle bioplastics, magnetism, efficient irrigation and more
Local News
Fort Lewis College partners with University of Colorado to start nursing program
Curriculum to focus on rural and Indigenous health care perspectives
Local News
Bayfield School District fires superintendent
Board members give no specific reason in 5-0 decision
Education
Florida Mesa Elementary students explore new mathematics, ethics programs
Boys and Girls Club provides academic intervention and leadership development skills
Education
Needham Elementary parking lot redesign spells doom for school’s tennis courts
Bond project addressing safety leaves athletes worried about lack of facilities
Education
Durango School District seeks reading curriculum that fits its core values
A state-approved program must be adopted by Aug. 1
Local News
Montezuma-Cortez board’s evaluation of VanderWey shows lags in performance
Montezuma-Cortez School District evaluated former superintendent in six categories, with mostly substandard ratings
Education
Durango Education Foundation has $100,000 more to raise in $250K Challenge
Fundraiser will contribute to after-school programs, class textbooks and early learning programs
Local News
Update: Montezuma-Cortez Superintendent VanderWey formally resigns
Release cites differences between school board and superintendent
Local News
‘Higher education’: Middle school students explore cosmos in space science class
Mobile Earth and Space Observatory lands in Durango for first time since pandemic
Local News
Durango School District 9-R board rejects charter school’s request for early state review
Local review of Ascent Classical Academy best for community, board members say
Education
Aptitude tests will help Durango students identify hidden skills, pave career paths
YouScience program uses brain games to build personal profiles
Local News
Mancos Middle School honor roll, Quarter 2
4.0 GPA Eighth grade: Amelie Cover, Remy Dillon, Evan Goff, Claire Goodwin, Tylee Greenlee, Noah Higinbotham, Brooke Jabour, Olivia Jukes, Destiny Kramer, Alexis Lyons, Hope Manning, Aysia Mathews, Caylee Moore,…
Local News
Space science the subject of after-school programs at Miller Middle School
Mobile Earth and Space Observatory to be featured next week
Local News
Parks and Wildlife commission rejects blaze orange requirement for bowhunters in overlap season
New rule proposal was in response to fatal shooting of a bowhunter in the San Juan National Forest; more hunter education planned
Regional News
Colorado graduation rates post slight dip amid pandemic
Area schools in Southwest Colorado show mixed results compared with 2020
Local News
Durango student internship coordinator rises to state education position
Leadership of the Business Education Connection set to change hands
Education
Durango’s electric school bus is like a huge battery on wheels
Vehicle-to-grid technology will save District 9-R on fuel and maintenance
Local News
What will a new year bring to Southwest Colorado?
A new fire station? An end to drought? Here are a few things sure to make news in 2022
Education
‘Portrait of a Graduate’: What do students need to succeed?
Durango School District asks businesses, community leaders for feedback
Local News
Southwest Colorado nonprofit building pathways from classrooms to careers
Collaborative seeks to introduce students to possible career paths based on their skills and interests
Education
Durango School District to fight lawsuit alleging violation in board seat vacancy
Plaintiffs seek a special election, but 9-R says it followed guidelines
Local News
Durango School District told to update its reading curriculum
9-R working to realign K-3 curricula with READ Act standards
Local News
Ute Mountain language gets revival with voiced dictionary
Tribe chairman: Dictionary will ‘fill in the gap from the boarding school era’
Education
Shortage of substitutes puts superintendent in the classroom
Durango School District 9-R’s Karen Cheser subs in Academic Life Skills class
Local News
Students walk out of Ignacio High School to call out racism
Superintendent says protest is a chance to ‘learn some things, and move forward in a good way’
Local News
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe dedicates new charter school
Kwiyagat Community Academy blends Ute culture and language with academics
Local News
How can Colorado higher education fix its image?
University of Colorado president identifies statewide trends and gaps in postsecondary education
Local News
Montezuma-Cortez schools closed down; charter schools remain open
Students scheduled to return to school Nov. 8