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These Durango High School students received Team Academic Nominations for the Les Schwab Academic Team Championship Award for Spring 2014-2015:…

May 22, 2015

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Kids’ brain sizes linked to income level

Researchers look for roots of achievement gap

May 19, 2015

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Consumer agency opens inquiry on student loan services

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make…

May 19, 2015

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ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15 to 18 from…

May 19, 2015

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Students in the Ignacio High School Choices class presented their skills in dialectical behavior therapy at the class’s final equine…

May 12, 2015

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The magic of animation

Students learn skills of craft from former Pixar animator

May 12, 2015

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Common Core testing exposes tech divide

So when it came time to administer the new Common Core-aligned tests online, the district of 240 students in a…

May 12, 2015

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Lewis Kyle Lewis, son of Darrell and Allyn (Surdey) Lewis, graduated from Fort Lewis College on May 2 with Summa…

May 8, 2015

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Riverhouse Children’s Center will host the sixth annual Cheers for Children event to raise money for early childhood education from…

May 5, 2015

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Most N.M. teachers effective, better

New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera says, “We are getting better and better about what’s happening in our schools.”Susan…

May 5, 2015

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Durango High School graduation will be held at 6 p.m. May 29 at the Durango High School Stadium.Courtesy of Durango…

April 28, 2015

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Can public boarding schools solve educational ills?

The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, a public boarding school for poor and academically at-risk students is shown, puts…

April 28, 2015

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Racism lingers among college millennials

Despite growing diversity, incidents persist nationwide

April 28, 2015

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Opt-out movement accelerates amid Common Core testing

Meredith Barber is with her daughter Gabrielle Schwager, 10, at their home in Penn Valley, Pa. Barber, a psychologist from…

April 21, 2015

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St. Columba School is accepting registration for kindergarten to eighth grade for the 2015-16 school year. For more information, call…

April 21, 2015

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These local students have been recognized as First-Year Scholars for the fall 2014 semester at the University of Northern Colorado…

April 17, 2015

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Geography is her game

Riverview student Tea Forrest earns spot in state Geo Bee

April 14, 2015

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Colleges spur students’ robotics craze

The University of Michigan started the trend with its Michigan Engineering Zone. The 5,200-square-foot facility in Detroit, filled with two…

April 14, 2015

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Bayfield Elementary Primary School, 658 S. East St., will host kindergarten registration May 18 and 19. A child must be…

April 14, 2015

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Could code trump French?

Computer science may replace classes in foreign languages

April 14, 2015

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Future uncertain, immigrant teachers help others build dreams

Alejandro Fuentes Mena, who settled in the United States illegally as a child, is a Denver elementary school teacher under…

April 14, 2015

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Crawford Dylan Schwantes, from Durango, studying history at Marquette University, traveled to New Orleans over spring break with the Marquette…

April 10, 2015

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Why college tuition is getting more expensive

Campos says it’s because colleges are expanding their administrative staff and paying them big salaries, which drives up costs for…

April 7, 2015

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Bayfield Early Education Programs will begin taking applications April 24 for the 2015-16 preschool year. Children must be at least…

April 7, 2015