Efforts to improve education in Southwest Colorado just became harder
State budget cuts further exacerbate educational gap
DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Sen. Michael Bennet talks deficit, COVID response and masks in Durango visit
A wasted deficit: Zero percent interest rates should have been used to fix America
DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Chapter FX of PEO awards scholarships
Chapter FX of PEO has awarded four scholarships to local graduating high school seniors this year. There were 17 applicants for the Wanda Greve Memorial Scholarship.
Heleny Zacamo...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Local students graduate from Fort Lewis College
More than 450 Skyhawks graduated from Fort Lewis College in a virtual commencement May 29. Erik Weihenmayer, adventurer and author, gave the commencement address.
Local graduates ...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Washburn University announces spring president’s list honorees
Washburn University has announced its president’s list honorees for the spring semester. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must complete at least 12 hours of graded credits and ...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Summer reading programs hope to bring normalcy to kids
Durango library offers online platform, curbside pickup
DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Emily Rohren of Durango named to spring deans’ list at Nebraska
Emily Ann Rohren of Durango has been named to the deans’ list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year.
Rohren, a senior textiles...
DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Local students make dean’s honor roll
These local students were named to the 2019-20 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado: Samuel DeGraw and CJ Koso of Durango; Gabriana Creason and Piper Creason of Ignacio. ...
DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Local student Emily Knickerbocker makes dean’s list of distinction at UNC
Emily Knickerbocker of Durango has been named to the 2019-20 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.
Students who earned this distinction earned a combi...
DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Comfort Keepers to provide free education to support at home caregivers
Comfort Keepers is providing free education to support at home caregivers experiencing heightened concerns and anxiety about their own health, the health of loved ones and concern for front ...
DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Three local students graduate from University of Utah
The University of Utah congratulated 8,628 graduates in the first-ever virtual commencement ceremony April 30. This class is the first to graduate from the school since it was selected as a ...
DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education
Virtual graduation event for Indigenous youths to feature celebrities
Ava DuVernay, Mark Ruffalo, Sean Penn, Jewel and others to make appearances
DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
