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Rajesh Kumar Sharma, the founder of a free school for slum children, teaches a class under a mass-tr...

India’s poor attend school under bridge

NEW DELHI – Their classroom is a flattened patch of dirt and rocks under the elevated rail tracks. Their blackboards are rectangles painted on...

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  • John Peel

    Sunday, May 19, 2013

    Who are those guys behind the voices?

  • Action Line

    Sunday, May 19, 2013

    Durango’s odd taste in magazines is only skin deep

  • Red Cross and you

    Sunday, May 19, 2013

    Chapter seeks donations to fix emergency vehicle

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    Education Briefs

    Durango receives recognition in report

    Durango was featured in a report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children, youths and families in communities with populations below 75,000.

    Published by the National League of Cities, “Municipal Leadership for Children and Families in Small and Mid-Sized Cities” describes innovative strategies from more than 40 cities and towns across the country.

    Durango was selected for its Youth Engagement Program. The program offers a continuum...
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