Our teachers, support staff members and administrators are working hard to adjust our practices and embrace new expectations that will prepare students for success regardless of where they choose to…
Total median compensation was $410,523, or 3.2 percent more. A high salary can be a sign of prestige for presidents, but it also opens them to criticism. The Obama administration…
The Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence is celebrating its 30th birthday by getting a new name – Durango Education Foundation – and renewing its dedication to support Durango School District…
Mercy Academy High School in Louisville, Ky., ran an ad campaign that tells young girls they don’t need a Prince Charming to live happily ever after.Dylan Lovan/Associated Press Mercy Academy’s…
Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger will host a round table to discuss 9-R’s current academic programs, and help determine how the district should best prioritize spending from 6…
Project reveals perceptions about Big Picture; next, overturning them
Massachusetts was the top performing state, but it still lagged behind some Asian countries in terms of its students’ overall score on exams and the number of high achievers, according…
Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger will lead a round table to discuss the district’s current academic programs from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at Needham Elementary School.…
Joseph Bruchac – writer of poetry, short stories, novels, anthologies and music that reflect his Abenaki Native American heritage and traditions – will visit these Durango School District 9-R schools:…
Marguerite Swick, left, works in the kitchen with other students during a college course on food and cooking at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. Known for its commitment…
Animas High School will host a parent coffee from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. All parents are welcome. Mountain Middle announces events Mountain…
Americans who passed part, but not all, of the GED test are rushing to finish it before a new version rolls out in January. About 1 million Americans who took…
9-R is one of five districts to earn national honor
The Fort Lewis College Environmental Center, a campus organization committed to working for environmental sustainability and social justice at the college and in the community, announces that it has selected…
Proposed budget includes $223 per-pupil school increase
Cortez schools among victims in Amendment 66 crash-and-burn
College presidents leave large schools to escape big-time sports scandals
All Durango School District 9-R schools will be closed Monday in observance of Veterans Day. DHS winter sports to begin Nov. 13 Durango High School winter sports that include boys…
Josh Gillespie, 8, talks about a math problem with a parent volunteer Shannon Morgan, during a math lesson with teacher Jennifer Whittaker, center, at a home-schooling co-operative at Andrews Air…
Animas High School sees a boon; others see missed opportunity
Campaign: Amendment 66, an income tax increase for public schools. Claim: “A sizable portion of this money is going to go to the pension system, based on teacher salaries.” Who…
The impetus is a federal law, passed in 2008, requiring colleges that are eligible for federal student aid for online programs to take steps to discourage financial aid and academic…
Campaign: Amendment 66, an income tax increase for public schools. Claim: Amendment 66 will extract more money from certain taxpayers than it gives to their county schools. Who is saying…
