Officials break ground on new high school

At the groundbreaking ceremony for the new high school, Alex Carter, the superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez RE-1, stands in front of…

Author tells of lessons in education

Rousseaudu1-i-syn “Your Conscious Classroom is about teaching from the heart and modeling that awareness for students. It does not take…

Art show features Dolores students

The creative expressions range from the abstract watercolor ponderings of kindergarten kids, to the more refined, multimedia paintings and drawings…

Dolores Elementary surges forward in fall

The fall NWEA testing cycle is complete, and our results exceeded those from spring, furthering our supposition that the spring…

Dolores gears up for month of celebration

Participating merchants are: Dolores Furniture and Gifts, The Depot, the Moose, the Hollywood, Dolores Food Market, Ginger Jar Shops, Traditional…

Montezuma-Cortez catering class gains support for meals

But don’t call it Home Economics, or you’ll get an earful. “That is an outdated term,” Coulter informs. “It is…

Bulldogs fall short of state title

a perfect regular season, team experiences tough loss to Fleming in semis

Dove Creek advances to state semifinals

After opening pool play on Nov. 8 with a victory over Kit Carson (25-14, 25-18, 25-18), the Bulldogs returned to…

Judge: School tax issue stays on ballot

Denver District Judge R. Michael Mullins denied a challenge to Amendment 66, saying the right to run ballot petitions is…

Low-tax claim depends on how you look at it

By Joe Hanel Journal Denver Bureau Campaign: Amendment 66, an income-tax increase for public schools. Claim: “When state and local…

A huge change in school funding

Amendment 66 would rewrite state’s current formula

Brianna Martin graduates from Adam’s State College

Mecham named to school board

Mechamdu1-i-syn Mecham and his wife are former educators, and have five children in the Dolores schools from pre-school to sixth…

Auditor flags Re-1’s finances

The analysis by the Office of the State Auditor is like a “check engine” light on a car’s dashboard. It…

Governor supports ed funding ballot issue

The governor had already committed to supporting a ballot initiative this fall to fund reforms to the school finance system…

Petition drive seeks to place education tax boost on ballot

Alex Carter, superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1, was the first to sign a petition to get Initiative 22, a…

Local children face big challenges

A fourth of county’s kids live in poverty

Prescribing childhood literacy

program provides new books for young patients

Dig into Reading at summer program

Children may register for the Dolores Public Library summer reading program, “Dig into Reading,” by going to the library’s website,…

Lobato decision disappoints Re-1

Teachers had testified that current system is not ‘thorough, uniform’

DHS Class of 2013

Seniors earn scholarship dollars Class of 2013 boasts almost $770,000 in awards

MANCOS HIGH School Principal Jennette Allen switches the tassel for Austin Bullock as he crosses the stage at the Mancos…

Re-6 surveys community about proposed school calendar

The survey asks how the need for child care relates to the school calendar, how much community members teachers need…

School site offers lesson on the area’s distant past

with kiva found at future M-CHS location