Education

Tubman, Madison portrayals coming to AHS

Harriet TubmanLibrary of Congress via AP Becky Stone will also perform as Civil War heroine Harriet Tubman, who helped abolish…

September 13, 2016

Education

Durango adult education receives grant

Graduates of the Durango Adult Education Center line up before their graduation ceremony in 2013.Durango Herald file BOOST helps students…

September 13, 2016

Education

Animas High School board of directors to meet

Animas High School is at 20091 Highway 160 west.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file This is an open meeting, and the public…

September 13, 2016

Education

Durango High School to celebrate stadium grand opening

Michael Bazan of General Acrylics based in Phoenix uses a roller in the application of artificial turf on the athletic…

September 13, 2016

Education

Animas High’s Back to School Social will be held at Rochester Hotel

The Rochester Hotel is at 726 East Second Ave.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file Head of School Sean Woytek will give the…

September 13, 2016

Education

Lifelong Learning Series lectures bring the world to you

talk is Thursday at Fort Lewis College

September 13, 2016

Education

Durango High School seeks donations to Demon Cares

Demon Cares Closet offers clothes, school supplies and toiletries to students.Durango Herald file Community members may donate new or lightly…

September 8, 2016

Education

Seed Studio offers ‘Falling into Art’ workshop

Seed Studio is at the Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave.Durango Herald file The day will include yoga/meditation, exploratory outside…

September 7, 2016

Education

After recession, America’s poor schools fall behind

reflects economic, racial divides

September 6, 2016

Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School will host a parent orientation for all families from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Enrollment for ninth…

September 6, 2016

Education

DHS to host Coffee with the Principal

Durango High School school parents are invited to Coffee with the Principal.Durango Herald file All DHS parents are welcome to…

September 6, 2016

Education

College planning meeting at DHS

Durango High School will host a senior college planning meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.Durango Herald file All senior…

September 6, 2016

Education

Riverview’s Parent Teacher Organization to meet

Riverview Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization will hold its first meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.Durango Herald file All…

September 6, 2016

Education

Fort Lewis Mesa announces sports schedules

Girls on the Run will be held until Nov. 10 at Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School.Durango Herald file For more…

September 6, 2016

Education

Animas High to hold parent orientation Wednesday

Animas High School is at 20091 U.S. Highway 160, west of downtown Durango.Durango Herald file Enrollment for ninth through 11th…

September 6, 2016

Education

1.3 million students in U.S. are homeless

law to expand services for kids without homes

September 5, 2016

Education

ACT scores show many graduates not ready for college-level work

graduates are unprepared for college-level work

August 31, 2016

Education

Durango preschool grows the youngest gardeners

Riverhouse adds hands-on lessons about nutrition, growing process

August 30, 2016

Education

In some U.S. schools, resistance to ending corporal punishment

Kimberly Zacher, right, gave permission for her daughter, Kaley Zacher, to be paddled twice at Southwest Laurents Elementary School. Although…

August 29, 2016

Education

Low-income kindergartners closing the achievement gap, reversing decades-old trend

Low-income kindergartners are entering school with stronger math and reading skills, narrowing the academic gap with their affluent peers and…

August 25, 2016

Education

College students more likely to be heavy drinkers than young adults not enrolled

A new survey found that 59.8 percent of full-time college students ages 18 to 22 drank at least monthly, compared…

August 25, 2016

Education

School supplies: There’s a reason for every item on the list

From the predictable to the unusual, there’s a reason for each item on school supply lists. Durango School District 9-R…

August 24, 2016

Education

Nation’s teacher force lacks diversity

Because few minority college graduates are choosing to become teachers, it is increasingly difficult to recruit minorities into classrooms where…

August 23, 2016

Education

Shiprock High workshop teaches students coding

Members of the Cultivating Coders staff were assisting students who were finishing up projects recently in anticipation of presenting them…

August 22, 2016