Author – The Durango Herald

Cycling to work means better health and a longer life

A British medical journal published a study this spring that seemed to confirm what dedicated bicyclists had long suspected: Commuting on two wheels is really, really good for your health. ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

GOP bill could dismantle one of nation’s most robust school desegregation efforts

‘This will be the death of integration’

DATE: Mar 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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 reversing a decades-old trend, according to rece...

DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Since 1980, spending on prisons has grown 3 times faster than spending on public education

WASHINGTON – State and local spending on prisons and jails has grown three times faster over the last three decades than spending on public education for preschool through high school, accor...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Teach for America applications fall again, diving 35 percent in 3 years

Applications dive 35% in three years

DATE: Apr 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Race affects outlook on students

White teachers and black teachers have different expectations for black students

DATE: Apr 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Water testing gap may expose school kids to lead

Children drinking from water fountains at the nation’s schools – especially in aging facilities with lead pipes and fixtures – might be unwittingly exposing themselves to high levels of lead...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Compromise guides ‘Every Student Succeeds’

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

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Helicopter parenting ruins kids, former dean says

Julie Lythcott-Haims noticed a disturbing trend during her decade as a dean of freshmen at Stanford University. Incoming students were brilliant and accomplished and virtually flawless, on p...

DATE: Oct 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Early starts to school day can harm student health, report says

Five out of every six middle schools and high schools nationwide start classes earlier than 8:30 a.m., making it difficult for teens to get the sleep they need to be healthy, according to a ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Nationals Park opens lounge for nursing mothers

WASHINGTON – Nationals Park will become a friendlier place for nursing mothers Thursday with the grand opening of a breast-feeding lounge, a private place where moms can feed their babies wi...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Early social skills may predict success

Kindergartners who get along well are more likely to succeed later

DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education