Education

Animas High School begins classes Monday

Freshmen begin Monday; sophomores and juniors begin Tuesday; seniors begin Wednesday; and academic classes begin Thursday. For more information, call…

August 17, 2018

Teacher candidacies surge in wake of spring walkouts

Jennifer Samuels, a teacher and a Democratic candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives in LD15, speaks to other teacher…

August 14, 2018

DeVos proposes another rollback on for-profit college rules

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations…

August 13, 2018

Tasks to help the start of school go more smoothly

The first day of school for Durango School District is Aug. 20.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Update your calendars Add important…

August 11, 2018

Washburn University recognizes Cortez student

To qualify for the list, a student must be enrolled in 12 graded credits hours at the university and earn…

College president’s list includes Durango student

To qualify for the list, a student must earn a 3.5 GPA for three consecutive quarters. Bryson plans to study…

Durango 9-R goes back to school Aug. 20

Mondays after Aug. 20 will be early-release days; it was emphasized that Aug. 20 will not be an early-release day.…

9-R ‘GT’ parent council to meet

The meeting is open to parents and guardians of 9-R students. For more information, visit www.durangoschools.org.

Adult Education Center classes start Aug. 27

Registration for classes is required and is held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m.…

Fort Lewis College joins science partnership to boost diversity

Haalanddu1-i-syn The National Science Foundation awarded new Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials grants to support eight collaborations in…

Retailers raise game on back-to-school supplies

Also hot in the paper aisle this year: Decorative tape, creative journals and scented pencils in smells like bacon and…

August 9, 2018

First of Christa McAuliffe’s lost lessons released from space

Teacher died when space shuttle exploded

August 8, 2018

Goo-gle gaga: Parenting in the age of Alexa and her ilk

It’s a blessing and a curse for moms and dads that machines kind of like that do exist in the…

August 7, 2018

Pinnacol awards scholarships

Andrea Bonilla received this yearâ€™s Pinnacol Foundation scholarship, after her mother was injured in two separate work-related accidents. Andrea is…

Miller Middle football to start Tuesday

Practice will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday starting Aug. 13. Players are asked to wear…

Hesperus Christian Academy to hold open house

Openings for kindergarten through 12th grade are available. For more information, call 799-6048 or visit www.hesperuschristianacademy.org.

UW Oshkosh graduates local student

For more information, visit www.uwosh.edu/con.

5 high schoolers chosen as National Student Poets

The poets include Alexandra Contreras-Montesano, from Burlington, Vermont, and Heather Laurel Jensen of Mesa, Arizona. National Student Poets, founded in…

August 1, 2018

What do colleges want? It’s hiding in plain sight

But what colleges want from their applicants isn’t a secret. Schools telegraph what they’re after in the form of big…

July 30, 2018

Kinder Morgan donates money to Cortez Community Garden

Donation will fund new shade structure

July 28, 2018

Adams State graduates Durango student

Harvey was one of 236 who received undergraduate degrees during the ceremony.

July 27, 2018

Colleges face petitions, protests to split with ICE

Students and community activists rally July 11 at Northeastern University in Boston demanding the school cancel a multimillion-dollar research contract…

July 25, 2018