Education - The Durango Herald

Opt-out movement accelerates amid Common Core testing

ATLANTA – Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance. ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

St. Columba School accepting registration St. Columba School is accepting registration for kindergarten to eighth grade for the 2015-16 school year. For more informati...

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Local students receive recognition These local students have been recognized as First-Year Scholars for the fall 2014 semester at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley: ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Geography is her game

Riverview student Tea Forrest earns spot in state Geo Bee

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Colleges spur students’ robotics craze

DETROIT – An increasing number of students from Michigan’s most financially strapped urban school districts, including Detroit and Flint, are joining robotics teams because local universitie...

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

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Bayfield to register kindergarten students Bayfield Elementary Primary School, 658 S. East St., will host kindergarten registration May 18 and 19. A child must be 5 yea...

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Could code trump French?

Computer science may replace classes in foreign languages

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Future uncertain, immigrant teachers help others build dreams

DENVER – Like many sojourners to this country, Alejandro Fuentes Mena lives with uncertainty as U.S. immigration policy is debated in the courts, Congress and the White House. But as he awai...

DATE: Apr 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Student-testing measure advances

But reform effort faces uphill battle

DATE: Apr 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Dylan Schwantes helps in New Orleans Dylan Schwantes, from Durango, studying history at Marquette University, traveled to New Orleans over spring break with the Marquette MARDI GR...

DATE: Apr 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

At the Capitol, moms decry student testing

They call for reforms before session ends

DATE: Apr 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why college tuition is getting more expensive

WASHINGTON – In an op-ed in The New York Times over the weekend, University of Colorado law professor Paul F. Campos offered a provocative answer to the frequently asked question: why is col...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Photos: DHS girls soccer advancesDemons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

Demons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

Durango High School baseball defeats Montrose 8-4 on Saturday

Photos: Senior day for Durango High School boys lacrosseDHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

DHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

Photos/video: Galloping alongThe Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

The Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

Photos: It’s all about sportsmanship at annual Bowker Games

Play ball: Demons in action at homeDurango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Durango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Photos: Hands Off! RallyAbout 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

About 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

Photos: Hadestown Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

DHS lost to Grand Junction High School 10-4 on Friday afternoon