Carly Pierson and Hannah Robertson of Durango and Henry Walter of Bayfield have been named to 2015 Fall semester dean’s list at Cornell College, Mount Vernon. Bayfield student admitted to…
Employee shortage remains a challenge
Two-year process explored quality of education, student aid available
Everything a budding scientist could want
A toddler participates in a speech perception experiment in a laboratory at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.. The toddler was conditioned to put a block in…
The standard textbook for Edward Neth’s class at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. An open-source version will be free.Michael Melia/Associated Press An early adopter of…
At Mountain Middle School, enrollment for next year’s sixth, seventh and eighth grades is open through Feb. 29. The lottery will take place March 2. Enrollment forms for fourth and…
Evan Schertz, 2015 Durango High School graduate, has been named to the dean’s list for his academic achievement at Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Schertz is a freshman mechanical…
DECA program develops leadership, analysis know-how in real-world setting
People communicated face to face or over the phone. In today’s fast-paced information superhighway, discourse and dialogue often gets lost in 140 words or less on Twitter or other social…
The Business Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday followed by the Academic & Student Affairs Committee at 3 p.m.…
Similar proposal dies in different Republican-led committee
In a ceremony on Dec, 19, 2015, more than 200 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gymnasium for Winter Commencement. The speaker chosen to offer the commencement…
‘People don’t believe we’re a public school, but we are’
The Education Department released guidance Tuesday to states and local school districts outlining different ways they can use existing federal money to reduce testing in the nation’s public schools.Associated Press…
The public is invited to meet Shelby Tisdale, the new director of the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the center.…
Full-day option helps close achievement gaps, teacher says
Individualized reading comprehension lessons offered; costs prove challenging
Anthony Charles Pappas of Durango has been named to the 2015 Fall Semester dean’s list at Norwich University. Keith Wickmann of Bayfield and Zachary Marqua have been named to the…
Conservative values confront effort to provide students with reliable information
Know Your Dough, a nonprofit that provides financial-wellness programs for local youths and young adults, is hosting a program at Animas Valley Elementary School for fourth-graders through Friday. The program…
“Teens in our community flock to the library after school and throughout the summer,” Teen Services Manager Becky Van Den Berg said. “Without organized activities, behavior issues arise, disturbing not…
Alex Carter sends email to teachers
Budget would increase per-pupil funding by $18.28 per student
Judith Reynolds will give the Life-Long Learning Lecture Series presentation “How Dare You? What Happens When Satire is Seen as Sacrilege?” at 3 p.m. Thursday, at the Durango Arts Center,…
Educators grapple with new state laws, students’ needs
The evaluation by staff at New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee warned that charter schools are diluting the amount of funds available at all schools, as charter schools continue to be…
