Education

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent announces resignation

Carter sends email to teachers

January 19, 2016

Local News

Colorado General Assembly works to spare education cuts

would increase per-pupil funding by $18.28 per student

January 19, 2016

Regional News

Report: New Mexico charter schools cost more, perform same

The evaluation by staff at New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee warned that charter schools are diluting the amount of funds…

January 18, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College: Nonresidents catching up with Coloradans

American tuition waiver, distance from Front Range drives growth

January 16, 2016

Local News

FLC suspends athletic training major

Faculty, students upset about process, timing

January 13, 2016

Local News

Animas High charter in Durango looks at building in Twin Buttes

Board’s decision dependent on development of infrastructure

January 13, 2016

Durango School News

District invites you to talks about budget

In the meantime, we continue to wrestle with challenging scenarios in public school funding that will require a true partnership…

January 12, 2016

Local News

Durango charter Juniper School to delay opening a year

Failure to get start-up grant changed financial picture

January 11, 2016

Local News

Colorado postpones switch to SAT tests to spring 2017

Transition for college entrance exams includes PSAT for 10th-graders

January 11, 2016

Local News

What’s to come in 2016?

A roundup of La Plata County issues and people to pay attention to this year

January 3, 2016

Local News

Steven Short reappointed as Fort Lewis College trustee

“Once on the inside, it’s not so simple’

December 29, 2015

Local News

Switch to SAT tests catches Durango district by surprise

Colorado juniors to take new test this spring

December 24, 2015

Local News

Colorado lawmakers have flexibility with spending

slowing economy makes for tough budget decisions ahead

December 21, 2015

Local News

High-speed Internet comes to Silverton School

Fiber-optic line will greatly aid students, superintendent says

December 18, 2015

Local News

Bayfield School District shocked by low standardized test scores

Superintendent: ‘We own our results’

December 17, 2015

Southwest Life

Four Corners School of Outdoor Education shows off new discovery center

So in 2002 when the Four Corners School of Outdoor Education began planning for a brick-and-mortar campus to centralize its…

December 16, 2015

Local News

Juniper School in fundraising mode

Durango Herald file photo<br><br>Board members with the Juniper School are raising funds after the charter school did not receive a…

December 15, 2015

Local News

President Barack Obama signs education bill to replace No Child Left Behind

Elementary and Secondary Eduction Act to give states louder voice

December 10, 2015

Durango School News

District wants your help with funding issues

Durango 9-R remains $4.8 million dollars short of funding levels intended by Amendment 23 that was passed by Colorado voters…

December 1, 2015

Local News

The number of Coloradans passing GED test plummets since 2014 rewrite

same is happening in Durango

November 28, 2015

Regional News

San Juan College helps struggling students

The tentatively titled Center for Working Families program was established as part of a series of grants from the W.K.…

November 24, 2015

Local News

At Children’s House in Durango, the top lesson is thankfulness

Practice at school makes every day Thanksgiving

November 24, 2015

Nation & World

College presidents defend importance of free speech

Yale University students and faculty rally to demand that Yale become more inclusive to all students on Cross Campus in…

November 22, 2015

Local News

Sen. Bennet on conference committee that advances No Child reform measure

State’s senior senator says bill ends ‘one size fits all’ federal policy

November 19, 2015

Local News

Students say cheating is under reported at Fort Lewis College

Pressure and desire to succeed sometimes lead to copycat work

November 18, 2015

Local News

Bennet selected to committee overhauling K-12 education bill

House-Senate conference committee working to reconcile legislative differences

November 18, 2015

Local News

Heaps of trash removed from Durango homeless camps

school students help clean up homeless camps

November 14, 2015

Local News

Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia stepping down for higher ed job

job leading Western higher education commission

November 10, 2015

Business

FLC students to march for free tuition, wages

Students are organizing actions on college campuses across the nation on Thursday to launch a campaign for free public college.Prasit…

November 9, 2015

Local News

Adidas pledges to help eliminate use of Native American mascots

Colorado leaders working on subject welcome the effort

November 5, 2015