Is devil in details for ballot measure?
Judge to rule if Amdt. 66 supporters followed rules
DATE: Oct 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Amendment 66 aims to spend more on schools
Editor’s note: Now through the Nov. 5 election, the Herald is examining common claims made in ballot campaigns.
Campaign: Amendment 66, an income tax increase for public schools. ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Judge sets Amd. 66 showdown for today
Motion to delay hearing denied
DATE: Oct 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Education Briefs
Durango Arts Center to host GOAL program
Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will host GOAL from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and Nov. 16 in the education studio. ...
DATE: Oct 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
LA students get iPads, then the games begin
LOS ANGELES – Education officials in the nation’s second-largest school district are working to reboot a $1 billion plan to put an iPad in the hands of each of their 650,000 students after a...
DATE: Oct 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
Business support is spotty for Amd. 66
Despite new endorsement, backers mostly neutral
DATE: Oct 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
School tax boosters armed with $5M
‘Robust network’ includes Durango office
DATE: Oct 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Teachers take their turns as students
Local instructors use professional day to improve classroom experiences
DATE: Oct 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
Education Briefs
9-R superintendent’s round table to meet
The Durango School District 9-R Superintendent’s Round Table will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the school district office, 201 E. 12t...
DATE: Oct 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
SAT scores steady
WASHINGTON – Scores on the SAT college entrance exam were largely stagnant for a third year, although African-American students made slight gains, the College Board said.
Average ...
DATE: Oct 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
Not many schools have distaste for federal lunch program
WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department says 524 schools – out of about 100,000 – have dropped out of the federally subsidized national school lunch program since the government introduced n...
DATE: Oct 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
The course in career prep
Recession pushes colleges to focus on employment skills
DATE: Oct 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
