State board may rule on school expansion
City planners, Mountain Middle officials seeking deal
DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Aerospace team claims second place
The Durango Aerospace Design Team recently won second place in the International Space Settlement Design Competition.
The group of 13 students from Durango High School were matche...
DATE: Aug 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Animas High School welcomes new head
Woytek will focus on Spanish instruction, drug abuse
DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Brain scans reveal how poverty can impair children’s learning
Growing up poor has long been linked to lower academic test scores. And there’s now mounting evidence that it’s partly because kids can suffer real physical consequences from low family inco...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Education Briefs
Durango Mall fundraiser benefits education group
For the fifth year, the Durango Education Foundation is the beneficiary of the Durango Mall Back to School promotion, which runs t...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Education Briefs
Space is available in nurse-aide program
Slots are still available in the Certified Nurse Aide program at Southwest Colorado Community College.
Classes will start Aug. ...
DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Auditory processing used as predictor of reading skill
WASHINGTON – New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read – and it has to do with how the brain deciphers speech when it’s noisy.
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DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Education Briefs
Jennifer Smith receives scholarship from Ford
The National FFA organization awarded a $1,000 Built Ford Tough Scholarship to Jennifer Smith, a recent graduate of Pagosa Springs Hi...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Refugees learn how U.S. schools work
NYC academy teaches students to navigate classroom life
DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
FLC gets $1.1 million science education grant
Focus is toward first-generation, low-income, disabled students
DATE: Jul 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Senate panel is examining higher-education reforms
Fort Lewis College is monitoring the online experiments
DATE: Jul 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Education Briefs
Submit paperwork, fees for DHS sports, activities
The Durango High School Activities Office will accept paperwork and participation fees to issue red cards from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 3...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
