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Senate ‘left behind’ old education bill
‘Every Child Achieves Act’ passes with Colorado senator’s help
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The state’s education advocates are ready for their closeup
According to Great Education Colorado, the group spearheading the effort, if legislators and voters could see how budget cuts impact the state’s students and families, they might be moved to…
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ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18 from a variety of countries. The exchange students…
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Obama plan eases student-loan burden
Six million more Americans could soon benefit from the government’s student-loan repayment program, known as Pay as You Earn or PAYE, which caps borrowers’ monthly bills to 10 percent of…
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The second annual Animas on the Animas Raft Trip and barbecue will be held Thursday. Animas High School students, parents, faculty members, staff members and alumni will meet at Mild…
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As Native schools lag, grad rate soars in Jemez
Walatowa Charter High School students Tyrell Vigil, left, and Marley Perea (with hammer) make pueblo drums under the watchful eye of science teacher Kristina Kommander in Jemez Pueblo, N.M.Robert Nott/The…
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Science experiment turns into life lesson
For second time, rocket explosion destroys project
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The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will offer the second session of the summer performing-arts camp Imagination Station for children ages 7 to 9 from 9 to 11:45…
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Emma Costello of Durango was named to the second semester high honors dean’s list at Stephens College for the 2014-15 academic year. Students who attain high honors must have finished…
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Community college dean to step down
Jones led Southwest Colorado Community College since 2013
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The Bayfield Knowledge Bowl Team of Ben Young, Tierzah Smith, Mitchell McCloskey, Henry Walters, Michael Fusco and coach Tara Henderson won the Southwest Colorado Regional Knowledge Bowl meet in March…
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Robot revolution
FLC engineering students see the future in automated, electrical wonders
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Powerhouse revitalization amps up
Plan focuses on strengthening programs, historic equipment
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Schools ramp up use of safety drills, security
Carlee Soto seeks information about her sister, Victoria Soto, a teacher at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., after a gunman killed more than two dozen people, including…
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Southwest Colorado Community College has named Anita Seamans as its new Law Enforcement Academy coordinator. Seamans has 32 years of experience in law enforcement, 21 of them as a police…
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Danielle Craig graduated May 9 from Lubbock Christian University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication design. She is the daughter of Clark and Sharon Craig of Tulsa, Oklahoma,…
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The Durango Education Center will offer summer science classes for the GED program. This four-week session will focus on passing the GED science test in one month. The session will…
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Andrew Alan Wilson earned a Bachelor of Science with a degree in electrical engineering from Colorado School of Mines during the 141st annual commencement on May 8. He did his…
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Can boarding schools help public education?
The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, a public boarding school for poor and academically at-risk students, puts round-the-clock attention on students away from such daunting problems as poverty, troubled…
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The fifth annual “Community Challenge: Meeting the Needs of Seniors, Providers and Caregivers” will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds…
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U.S. middle school children test very poorly in civics
The Washington Monument is one of the prominent symbols of democracy in Washington, D.C. In 2014, only about a quarter of children scored at a level considered proficient, or above,…