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Animas High School will offer these programs: The Parent Advisory Committee will meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. All parents are welcome…
Regional News
School dedicated for ‘forgotten’ Mexican-American scholar
Albuquerque Public Schools officials on Friday formally dedicated the George I. Sanchez Collaborative Community School for the former superintendent, whose name graces a dozen or so educational institutions in Texas…
Nation & World
As Common Core results trickle in, initial goals unfulfilled
Full or preliminary scores have been released for Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. They all participated in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two groups…
Local News
New nest for a new Skyhawk
Freshman Jordan Tinker, left, and her mom, Mikail Tinker, move Jordan’s belongings into Animas Hall on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The first day of the 2015 fall semester is…
Education
Education Briefs
Animas High School will host these programs: Parent orientation will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday on campus. Families will have the opportunity to meet their student’s teachers…
Education
Schools too focused on standardized tests, Americans say
Mayfield High School junior Laura Cruz, 18, looks up at the sign she is holding March 2 during a student-organized walkout to protest the PARCC exams in Las Cruces, N.M.…
Education
Studying in conflict zones stokes debate
For college students, benefits must be weighed against safety risks
Local News
Juniper School contract set for Tuesday vote
Charter will apply for state grant if it receives approval from board
Business
High school could spur new growth in Cortez
A new house under construction in the Southern Bluffs subdivision has a view of the new Montezuma-Cortez High School.Sam Green/Cortez Journal With the new Montezuma-Cortez High School campus now positioned…
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The ninth annual Earth, Water, Sky Summer Science Camp led by Four Corners School, in Monticello, Utah, took place in June. This year, 22 students participated. They floated 26 miles…
Regional News
State rebrands anti-pot campaign for kids
This image, made from a website launched by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, shows part of the state’s new campaign to educate youths about legal recreational marijuana.…
Education
Early starts to school day can harm student health, report says
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that schools start later than 8:30 a.m. to help teens avoid becoming chronically sleep-deprived and exhausted. Here, in 2014, Pamona High School students protest…
Education
Education Briefs
Mountain Middle School’s first day of school will be Monday with early release at 2 p.m. Adult Education Center offers GED, ESL classes The Durango Adult Education Center will hold…
Local News
State board may rule on school expansion
City planners, Mountain Middle officials seeking deal
Local News
Aerospace team claims second place
The group of 13 students from Durango High School were matched up with students from four other schools at the competition held at the Kennedy Space Education Center, said Dan…
Local News
Animas High School welcomes new head
Woytek will focus on Spanish instruction, drug abuse
Education
Brain scans reveal how poverty can impair children’s learning
An analysis of hundreds of MRI brain scans found that children from poor households had smaller amounts of gray matter in areas of the brain responsible for functions needed for…
Education
Education Briefs
For the fifth year, the Durango Education Foundation is the beneficiary of the Durango Mall Back to School promotion, which runs through Aug. 30. For every $40 spent, shoppers receive…
Education
Education Briefs
Slots are still available in the Certified Nurse Aide program at Southwest Colorado Community College. Classes will start Aug. 24 in Mancos and run through Oct. 13. Classes will be…
Education
Auditory processing used as predictor of reading skill
Scalp electrodes pick up how a child’s brain reacts to sounds such as speech in a noisy background. How well kids’ recognize specific sounds amid background noise can predict whether…
Education
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The National FFA organization awarded a $1,000 Built Ford Tough Scholarship to Jennifer Smith, a recent graduate of Pagosa Springs High School and member of the Pagosa Springs FFA. The…
Education
Refugees learn how U.S. schools work
NYC academy teaches students to navigate classroom life
Local News
FLC gets $1.1 million science education grant
Focus is toward first-generation, low-income, disabled students
Local News
Senate panel is examining higher-education reforms
Fort Lewis College is monitoring the online experiments
Education
Education Briefs
The Durango High School Activities Office will accept paperwork and participation fees to issue red cards from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 3-7 and Aug. 10-12 for fall sports. Requirements…
Education
Early social skills may predict success
Kindergartners who get along well are more likely to succeed later