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Persistent driver shortage has Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio schools scrambling

Bus routes canceled, parents in a bind

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Christian Gillen receives recognition Christian Gillen of Hesperus was named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football All-Academic Team. Gillen, an acco...

BLM education guru retires after 23 years

Heath thought she was going to be school principal

A school of rock takes root in Woodstock

College-age students to learn all aspects of music business

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Child care workers to learn about safe infant sleeping The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer a free infant safe sleep training from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at the...

Fort Lewis College changes admission standards, because ‘we thought students would be better prepared,’ provost says

The changes made by the Colorado Board of Education to its standards don’t completely align with what’s trending on the college admission front. The board maintained its ACT stand...

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Brooke Milliet named to all-academic team Brooke Milliet of Durango was named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s soccer all-academic team. Milliet,...

Community college names dean

Nelson hopes to expand programs, enrollment

Students will run board election at Animas High

First parent-elected director to be chosen

Most states show rise in high school graduation rates

WASHINGTON – High school graduation rates for most states continue to improve, according to preliminary data released this week by the Obama administration. The majority of state...

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Community college to introduce new dean Southwest Colorado Community College recently announced the selection of Four Corners native Tonya Nelson as executive dean. Th...

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...