Performing Arts
Montezuma-Cortez High to perform ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
‘Bittersweet’ musical will run for two weekends
Education
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Students at Durango High School explore career paths through vocational learning
Participants gain real-world experience while finding a passion
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Educational funding forum draws crowd in Mancos
Teachers, community urge legislators to prioritize education
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Durango School District ends partial-lunch rule
Cafeteria employees feel brunt of online comments, media reports about district’s meal regulations
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Bayfield schools plan to increase below-market wages, start with secretaries
Study showed many employees are 10% below average rates
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Student scientists take center stage at La Plata County Fairgrounds
213 participate in San Juan BOCES regional fair
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Mother of Needham twins fills vacant Durango 9-R school board seat
Two motions required before board settles on Erika Brown
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FLC looks for free online replacements for textbooks
Grant helps professors find resources on internet to ease costs to students
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Durango School District board members seek to increase accessibility
Andrea Parmenter, Kristin Smith plan to host coffee talk March 4
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Local teachers to march at the Colorado Capitol
Statewide movement to increase educational funding
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Durango School District looks at $90M to $120M in facility upgrades
Recommendations include a new career-technical building, rebuilding Miller, relocating Florida Mesa
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Nancy Stubbs resigns from Durango School District 9-R board
Deadline for applying to fill position is 4 p.m. Wednesday
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Mountain Middle School students take learning from classroom to stage
Sixth graders put on short plays featuring their knowledge about space
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Three Ute tribes partner on language immersion program for schools
Ute language education is a top priority for Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Regional News
Mancos students showcase museum exhibit
Collaborative project on display at Canyons of the Ancients museum
Southwest Life
Durango outdoor education nonprofits merge, plan to expand services
Durango Nature Studies, San Juan Mountain Association join forces, aim to serve more kids
Local News
Durango School District 9-R board hits ‘like’ button on cellphone ban
Restricting use may encourage healthier student body culture
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Youth-serving group plans to open in 600 block of Main Avenue
The Hive to host art, music and skateboarding workshops
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La Plata County students attend Colorado All State Orchestra
Competitive conference breaks youth out of Durango ‘bubble’
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Hundreds support petition asking Durango School District to end partial-lunch policy
Residents expect to address board in late February
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La Plata County schools cram big education into tiny home construction
Building provides hands-on learning for students
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Durango High School student’s dance moves go viral
Durango High School sophomore Adam Kalk with the Durango High School dance team, the Demonettes, performs with members of the girls varsity team during a talent show Friday. The performance…
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Colorado campuses sound alarm as leaders push cost cuts
Polis wants new way to fund colleges; Fort Lewis College feels pressure
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Mountain Middle School lottery system will be weighted to benefit low-income students
Effort aims to increase diversity
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Durango forest school offers outdoor learning in all weather
Classes prove popular, drawing hundreds of students
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Fort Lewis College wants more local say on its board
Meredith Mapel, president of Durango Coca-Cola, appointed by Gov. Polis
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Dance and music brings students, with and without disabilities, together
Stillwater Music expands program from elementary schools