Education

Persistent driver shortage has Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio schools scrambling

Bus routes canceled, parents in a bind

Education Briefs

Christian Gillen of Hesperus was named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football All-Academic Team. Gillen, an accounting major at Fort Lewis College, earned Honor Roll accolades. To qualify…

BLM education guru retires after 23 years

Heath thought she was going to be school principal

A school of rock takes root in Woodstock

College-age students to learn all aspects of music business

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The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer a free infant safe sleep training from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at the Early Childhood Council of La…

Fort Lewis College changes admission standards, because ‘we thought students would be better prepared,’ provost says

The board maintained its ACT standards of scores of 18 on English and 19 on math for high school graduates in 2021, although it eliminated science and social studies standards.…

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Brooke Milliet of Durango was named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s soccer all-academic team. Milliet, an exercise science major at Fort Lewis College, earned honor roll accolades.…

Community college names dean

Nelson hopes to expand programs, enrollment

Students will run board election at Animas High

First parent-elected director to be chosen

Most states show rise in high school graduation rates

The majority of states also are showing gains for black and Hispanic students. The Education Department says preliminary data indicate 36 states saw higher graduation rates for the 2013-14 school…

Education Briefs

Nelson Southwest Colorado Community College recently announced the selection of Four Corners native Tonya Nelson as executive dean. The public can meet Nelson at two receptions: From 4 to 6…

Helicopter parenting ruins kids, former dean says

At the same time, parents were becoming more and more involved in their children’s lives. They talked to their children multiple times a day and swooped in to personally intervene…

Fort Lewis College students share secrets of science with fifth-graders

Collaboration proves learning can be fun for everyone

Silver lining to an orange river

Local teachers bring mine spill into the classroom

Schools soften approach, rethink suspensions

Alternative methods push schools to focus on dialogue instead of harsh punishments

Education Briefs

Danny R. Jaques of Ignacio recently graduated from Fielding Graduate University with a doctorate in Educational Leadership for Change. Jaques has spent 30 years as a STEM educator with the…

Bayfield learning center fires director, closes

But the center is facing difficulties. On Sept. 14, the learning center announced it had terminated the contract of its director, Cathy Calderwood. The Bayfield location is not open at…

Making the grade

Aerial tour a glimpse of water’s importance

Flight over San Juan Mountains shows interplay of mines and river

Science is stressful

Mountain Middle School sixth-graders Hunter Gray, front, watches as his 38.3-gram bridge withstands the weight of 7.36 kilograms during a competition Tuesday evening at Fort Lewis College. Science teacher Josh…

El Diablo staff sporting halos

Durango High School seniors Elli Earl, Sydney Mattox, Katie Milliet and Audrey Morris, all editors of the school’s El Diablo newspaper, had a highly successful trip to the State Journalism…

California bans Redskins name at public schools

Native American mascots subject of review in Colorado

Education Briefs

Animas High School will host these events: Thru the Lens will be at AHS on Wednesday and Thursday for school photos. Order forms went home with students. Completed forms and…

Fort Lewis College works to hold on to students

Retention, graduation continue to be challenges

Education Briefs

Fort Lewis College announces that these local students served as staff at FLC’s new student orientation: Graci Clark of Durango. Rachel Giersch of Durango. Zhanna Imel of Durango. New student…

FLC alum donates $90,000 for new hall

FLC alumnus Chuck Baltzer, who graduated with a degree in geology in 1982, has donated $90,000 to the school. Most of the funds were dedicated to build a lab and…

Education Briefs

Applications are being accepted for the Master of Social Work degree program offered in Durango by the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. The next program will begin…

Student debt traps parents and their kids

Each month, $1,500 is deducted from Jill Rosales’ family bank account for student loans. It’s more than the mortgage. The withdrawals include about $500 a month to repay her husband…

Athletics add key elements to student growth

While academic achievement is a key focus, we continue to seek ways to support our students in developing the non-academic skills and habits necessary to ensure they are successful after…

For Durango School District, keeping technology current is a challenge

Durango School District works hard to offer 21st-century classrooms