Education

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

The speaker will be Kristen Velarde of United Blood Services. Lunch will be available for $17. For more information, visit…

Health department recommends updating vaccines

Associated Press file Childhood vaccines protect against serious but preventable life-threatening diseases. When children are not vaccinated, they are at…

Durango School District 9-R sets first day of school

For more information, visit www.durangoschools.org.

Durango High School to host ‘Demon Day’ orientation

The day will include bus pickup and drop-off, an assembly and breakout sessions for conversation and team building. Students will…

Candidates sought for Ignacio school board

Two directors will be elected for four-year terms. Qualifying candidates must be registered electors in the school district for a…

Miller Middle School fall check-in set

For more information, visit miller.durangoschools.org.

Durango 9-R elementary schools set fall check-in date

Those who attend will be able to complete registration paperwork, sign up for bus and nutrition services, drop off school…

Escalante Middle School sets fall check-in date

Sixth-grade students from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15.Seventh- and eighth-grade students from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug.…

Durango student added to dean’s list

Transgender camp teaches kids they’re ‘normal, not alone’

At check-in each day, campers make a nametag with their pronoun of choice. Some opt for “she” or “he.” Or…

Ivy League schools brace for scrutiny of race in admissions

A tour group walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Word of an August 2017 Justice Department…

Like it or not, Betsy DeVos has made a mark in six months as education secretary

Betsy DeVos has taken some major steps to change education policy, and her very presence at the head of the…

6 last-minute strategies to pay for college

Students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. With college classes starting soon,…

Southwest Colorado Community College to offer enrollment sessions

du1-i-syn Aug. 7 at the east campus, located at the Commons building, 701 Camino del Rio.Aug. 8 at the west…

Ignacio added to teacher-shortage town meetings

du1-i-syn A meeting will be held Aug. 14 or 15 at Ignacio High School, 315 Ignacio St. A specific time…

Durango student makes dean’s list

du1-i-syn To be added to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities dean’s list, students must enroll in 12 or more…

Two Durango students earn degrees

Bergman earned a nursing degree, and DuCharme earned a master’s of education in learning and technology.

Student from Durango earns Master of Social Work

Robots, race cars and weather: Girl Scouts offer new badges

It’s the largest addition of new badges in a decade for Girl Scouts of the USA. The effort takes a…

Southwest Colorado Community College plans informational sessions

Participants will be given a campus tour and time to consult with advisers and instructors about degree programs. Free help…

Bayfield School District names finance director to be interim superintendent

Lyonsdu1-i-syn Gary Martinez has been hired as the district’s finance director. He held a similar position for the Aztec School…

Many schools now urge kids to bring their own screens

A student looks at her iPad at Burlington High School in Burlington, Mass. Got your own laptop or tablet? Bring…

Free-range lunch period? Schools’ open-campus policies vary

Students from Mamaroneck Hight School walk in front of Village Pizza & Pasta in Mamaroneck, N.Y. With its prime across-the-street…

LPEA names scholarship recipients

Jenna Engelken, a graduate of Durango High School, and Finlay Marshall, a Bayfield High School graduate, each received four-year LPEA…