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Education Briefs

Education center announces classes The Durango Education Center, formerly the Durango Adult Education Center, will begin fall GED classes Aug. 26. Classes will be held ...

School can’t ban ‘boobies’ bracelets

PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Pennsylvania school district cannot ban “I (heart) Boobies!” bracelets, rejecting the district’s claim that the slogan – designed t...

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9-R school board seeking candidates The Durango 9-R School District is seeking candidates to run for six of seven board seats, set to open at the end of the current term. ...

6 apps to help students manage life at college

Whether you’re receiving that last-minute e-mail about a canceled class, or you’re simply checking when the next bus arrives, smartphones provide endless possibilities for college students. ...

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Mercury awards grant to Big Brothers, Sisters Mercury will participate in the Adopt-A-School program for the 2013-14 school year with a $5,000 grant. Mercury’s support...

High achievers choose colleges farther from home

The smarter your kid, the farther from home he or she may go to college. The higher students score on a standardized college entrance exam, the more distance they may put between ...

Schools lose taste for candy fundraisers

Trash bags, artwork, events now used to raise money

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Taylor Graham named to dean’s list Taylor Graham, a resident of Durango and a emerging media major in the class of 2016, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s Roy H. P...

Colleges lure students back to finish degrees

Helping those who have done the work get their diplomas

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Student exchange program seeking hosts World Heritage Student Exchange program, a public benefit organization, is seeking local host families for high school boys and girls from...

Education Briefs

Local students named to honor roll At the close of the 2012-13 academic year, Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, recognized these local students for their academic achieveme...

Health-care plan unites conservative students

Opposition to federal law is growing at graduate schools