Education

Local News

Winners announced for 2018 Dean Hanson Scholarship

Corners Board of Realtors awards 10 scholarships

May 17, 2018

Local News

Dolores moves forward with school-based health clinic

board approves contractor; sheriff clears district in investigation

May 16, 2018

Local News

Durango school breakfasts will cost more next year

employees will be added to help meet students’ social-emotional needs

May 15, 2018

Local News

La Plata County Jail inmates earn their GED diplomas

‘I told my mom I wanted to make my time useful’

May 15, 2018

Local News

Cary Kennedy, Democratic candidate for governor, visits Durango

calls for bipartisan reform of state taxing, spending limits

May 14, 2018

Local News

125 graduate from Pueblo Community College Southwest Campus

Sprowle earns diploma to honor departed friend’s wish

May 13, 2018

Local News

Young computer coders pursue their passion

Mountain Middle School students spend a week with robots, gaming consoles

May 10, 2018

Regional News

Feds approve Colorado’s education plan after multiple revisions, but critics see more work to do

Colorado has received approval for its federally mandated education plan, one year and two revisions after the state first submitted…

May 8, 2018

Local News

Pueblo Community College to open new nursing division on July 1

Program meant to meet demandDem

May 4, 2018

Local News

Cooper resigns as Dolores Schools superintendent

Superintendent Cooper takes job in Grand Junction

May 4, 2018

Local News

Colorado Senate committee kills mentorship program for principals

aimed to keep teachers in the profession

May 3, 2018

Local News

Cooper resigns as Dolores Schools superintendent

Superintendent Cooper takes job in Grand Junction

May 2, 2018

Local News

Rico Elementary School to shut down as enrollment falls

District considers November ballot issue on annexation

May 2, 2018

Local News

Cortez high school student reflects on U.N. meeting about status of women

Lewis calls for more diversity in school, church

May 2, 2018

Local News

Durango school board gets glimpse at 2018-19 budget

Commitment to livable wage may increase meal prices

May 1, 2018

Local News

Rico Elementary School to shut down as enrollment falls

Superintendent plans to put Telluride annexation on the November ballot

May 1, 2018

Regional News

High pension costs lurk behind teacher push for more pay

Colorado’s one of the worst-funded in the U.S.

May 1, 2018

Local News

Hickenlooper praises perseverance during Fort Lewis College commencement

485 students ready to take next steps in life

April 28, 2018

Local News

Rally demands more funding for education

come for ballot initiative to boost spending on schools

April 27, 2018

Local News

Durango teachers, students wear red for higher public school funding

planned for Friday in Buckley Park

April 26, 2018

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez’s Olivia Story wins scholarships for theater presentation

M-CHS senior makes a case for theater education

April 25, 2018

Local News

Cortez council approves permit for Montessori school’s relocation

plans to move into Justice Building in August

April 25, 2018

Regional News

Teacher protests lead to more Colorado school cancellations

Several school districts across state closing on Thursday and Friday

April 24, 2018

Local News

Re-1 School Board discusses safety survey, suspensions, mill levy

staff opposes arming teachers with guns, survey says

April 23, 2018

Local News

Longtime teacher Stephanie Moran helped hundreds of nontraditional students succeed

18 years, Stephanie Moran achieved nearly 100 percent pass rate at Adult Education Center

April 23, 2018

Local News

Suspect in threat to Montezuma-Cortez schools is identified

Dolores district cancels classes; Montezuma-Cortez resumes after lockout

April 20, 2018

Local News

Fort Lewis College undergraduates shine at research symposium

Chemistry, biology, music among the presentation topics

April 19, 2018

Local News

Wind sends Cortez students indoors for Arbor Day celebration

City’s annual event teaches students the value of green

April 19, 2018

Business

Business plans battle for supremacy in the Hawk Tank

46 different plans submitted this year

April 15, 2018

Local News

Dolores school board discusses Trusler resignation, CHSAA, clinic

Superintendent, sheriff at odds over clinic report

April 12, 2018