Education

Tech trouble? Some schools are training students to help

Now, two years into the program, Nicole Rangel and her fellow teachers at the school in Yuma, Arizona, couldn’t be…

7 ways parents can get their kids excited about writing

What children may not understand is that writing can also be fun. Educators say there are many things parents can…

Colorado Connections Academy suggests summer learning tips

Courtesy Connections Academy file According to the National Summer Learning Association, children can lose up to two months of essential…

Durango student makes Seaver College dean’s list

Pagosa Springs student makes dean’s list at University of Wisconsin

Bayfield student named to CCU dean’s list

Durango student graduates from Tulane University School of Medicine

Durango student graduates from Knox College

Expert finds New Mexico teacher evaluations toughest in US

New Mexico evaluations from 2015-2016 ranked twice as many teachers as below effective than the other 24 states reviewed in…

Are summer reading assignments messing with your kids’ summer? Here’s how to help

du1-i-syn That summer after graduation I had been set free – free from laboring through college textbooks and the assigned…

Volunteer sought to serve on Durango School District 9-R board

Durango Herald file Applications, with a letter of interest that includes the reason for applying and relevant qualifications, are due…

Excel School graduate makes Colby College dean’s list

Greenberg, son of David Greenberg and Kathryn Hartzell, graduated from Excel Charter School in Durango. Students must earn a 3.77…

Durango student named to Boston University dean’s list

To be named to the dean’s list, students must be enrolled at the university full time and earn a 3.5…

High school graduates earn P.E.O. scholarships

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship recognizes the accomplishments of young women who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community service,…

Supreme Court playground ruling feeds school voucher debate

The Supreme Court has ruled that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for…

Enrollment open at Columbine Christian

du1-i-syn For more information or to schedule a tour, call 259-1189 or visit www.columbinechristian.com.

Education chief: New Mexico schools need modern solutions

Acting New Mexico Public Education Secretary Christopher Ruszkowski, a former administrator with the Delaware Department of Education who once taught…

University of Dayton names student from Durango to dean’s list

The University of Dayton requires students to earn a 3.5 GPA or higher during a semester to be named to…

Animas High School graduate earns television writing, producing degree

Student from Durango receives master’s degree

Three area students named to Cornell College dean’s list

Cortez local completes Air Force basic training

Lambson completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military studies, discipline, core values, physical fitness and basic warfare…

Cortez schools declare critical teacher shortage

13 jobs unfilled; $22M budget OK’d

Report puts New Mexico at No. 34 for education spending

The Census Bureau released its findings last week, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. The report took from nationwide data…