Education

Education Briefs

Because of driver shortages, Durango School District 9-R will cancel one bus route per day on a rolling schedule. The…

January 5, 2016

Education Briefs

Enrollment at Mountain Middle School for next year’s sixth, seventh and eighth grades is open from Monday through Feb. 29.…

December 29, 2015

Education

The SAT pushes to reclaim supremacy

Competition with ACT test affects millions

December 29, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces programs: AHS is a tuition-free public charter school that prepares all students for college and post-secondary…

December 22, 2015

Education

Swift action key to handling racial incidents

Colleges, universities should be prepared to respond right away

December 22, 2015

Education

High school graduation rate ticks up to 82%

The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year – up from 81 percent the previous…

December 15, 2015

Education

Cultural divide adds to disparity

Cortez, 40 percent of Native Americans in special education

December 15, 2015

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Education Briefs

The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer a local Expanding Quality in Infant/Toddler Care Training Program. This…

December 15, 2015

Education

Rube Goldberg machines teach lessons in physics

The students borrowed coffeemakers, toasters, waffle irons, pancake griddles and even cereal and milk to create their Rube Goldberg machines…

December 15, 2015

Education

Cortez gets $100K grant for Geer Park

$25,000 designated for job training program

December 13, 2015

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Education Briefs

Briana Pearse, of Durango, is an admission ambassador for Fort Lewis College for the 2015-16 academic year. Pearse’s current major…

December 11, 2015

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Education Briefs

Applications are being accepted for the Master of Social Work degree program offered in Durango by the University of Denver…

December 8, 2015

Education

That New York twang: Nashville calls on Big Apple schools

Students learn the basics of songwriting

December 8, 2015

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Animas High School announces these programs: AHS chemistry students will present their public communication materials related to the Gold King…

December 1, 2015

Education

Compromise guides ‘Every Student Succeeds’

Legislation to replace No Child Left Behind would provide local schools more control

December 1, 2015

Education

Fort Lewis College beats emissions-reduction goal

exceeds first benchmark of 20 percent reduction

December 1, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Know Your Dough, Inc., a nonprofit that provides financial wellness programs for local youths and young adults will host a…

November 24, 2015

Education

Moms, dads learn to help with homework

Core math methods stymie parents

November 24, 2015

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Education Briefs

The Pine River Library District announces that it has received a grant in the amount of $4,500 from the Colorado…

November 17, 2015

Education

More foreign students choose to study in U.S.

Colorado colleges see an increase

November 17, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

The students of Park Elementary School will host a special musical performance in honor of Veterans Day from 8:45 to…

November 10, 2015

Education

Sexual assaults in study-abroad programs draw new attention

As college campuses nationwide wrestle with how to address sexual assault, an even more complicated question is unfolding: how to…

November 10, 2015

Education

Education Brief

The Friends of the Durango Public Library announced winners of its annual Bookmark Contest and presented awards at the city…

November 6, 2015

Education

Case of Texas family tests home-schooling standards

to weigh religious liberty vs. obligations to educate kids

November 3, 2015