Education https://www.durangoherald.com/feeds/education/ 2026-05-25 05:47:27 -0700 en-us https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/pueblo-community-college-southwest-graduates-367-students/ Pueblo Community College celebrated its graduates on Saturday, May 16, with students ranging in age from high school and up graduating with bachelor’s, associates degrees and certificates. The two cer... 2026-05-19 02:49:49 -0700 aee82a9c-e5be-4cde-a202-1a35c2fb2b9f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/dolores-school-board-reviews-absenteeism-discusses-teacher-pay/ The Dolores RE-4A school board on Monday was updated about its BEST Grant high school building project, received a presentation on MTSS and discussed potential pay levels for teachers. During the publ... 2026-03-13 12:05:58 -0700 7e14aa27-b04c-4c51-97b2-1637cf2b6453 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/why-durango-big-picture-high-schools-graduation-makes-me-cry/ Colorado was recently recognized as a national leader in preparing students for life after high school. A new 50-state study from the XQ Institute praised the state for expanding work-based learning, ... 2026-02-27 12:19:52 -0700 f902acff-b543-42f1-91b8-1c758bfb819a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/project-based-learning-fuels-curiosity-at-durango-school-district-middle-schools/ If you spend any time wandering through Durango’s middle schools – and I do, often – you’ll notice something right away: Kids are doing things. Hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up, eyes-bright kind of doing. ... 2025-12-31 03:22:54 -0700 6dfaa406-55d2-472d-9fc6-a9b3c52a7d1e https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/pueblo-community-college-southwest-names-lisa-molina-as-new-vice-president/ Pueblo Community College Southwest named Lisa Molina, director of student services, vice president. She will begin Monday, Jan. 5. As director of student services, Molina oversaw student support, enro... 2025-12-19 09:31:10 -0700 73f70106-b889-4f43-9d34-cd26b51827fa https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/judge-tosses-cortez-superintendents-defamation-suit-orders-burris-to-pay-fees/ A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Montezuma-Cortez School District Superintendent Harry “Tom” Burris, saying social worker Jonathan “JJ” Lewis was shielded by Colorado’s anti-SLAPP law and man... 2025-11-21 03:55:28 -0700 efbb7cae-2aed-4091-a12f-0316d3c88aa2 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/the-end-of-one-size-fits-all-six-ways-durango-school-district-is-redefining-success/ Across the country, public education is changing. The old model – where every student marched through the same schedule, tests and expectations – is giving way to something far more personal and power... 2025-10-22 03:24:28 -0700 6cdfba2a-e9b3-42aa-88c6-a2dc43d08a15 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/superintendent-tom-burris-resigns-after-three-years-in-the-montezuma-cortez-district/ Tom Burris, superintendent of the Montezuma-Cortez School District, announced his resignation Tuesday during the board’s September meeting, ending a three-year tenure marked by reforms, salary increas... 2025-09-17 09:11:50 -0700 f5ac5b7d-f8b7-4b22-8305-ae5ae0c977f4 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/peer-mentorship-program-enters-second-year-at-miller-middle-school/ This month, Miller Middle School entered its second year of operating the Where Everyone Belongs Leadership Program, a peer mentorship program where seasoned eighth graders become tour guides, friends... 2025-08-30 05:55:33 -0700 06ab28c0-e0e3-4cbd-8da7-a7c6ff9e6d96 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/free-life-long-learning-series-begins-wednesday/ “The Fall Life-long Learning lecture series begins on a Wednesday this year,” said Gary Rottman, LLL team leader. “We usually convene on Thursdays in 130 Noble Hall on the Fort Lewis College campus. B... 2025-08-30 11:31:22 -0700 d615ed86-2a40-4a38-b172-9265b63a2cf5 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/cortez-superintendent-annnounces-defamation-lawsuit-against-former-school-board-candidate/ Superintendent Tom (Harry) Burris on June 24 announced to the Montezuma-Cortez Board of Education that his attorney has filed a defamation lawsuit against social worker and former school board candida... 2025-07-04 07:19:33 -0700 e3fb4e4a-1ea0-46ea-9a64-fa933610c2db https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/resilient-not-broken-a-public-school-year-worth-celebrating/ We often hear that schools are in crisis. But here’s what I see: students who adapt, teachers who show up every day with heart and a community that continues to believe in the power of public educatio... 2025-05-15 11:55:29 -0700 53d08da2-4fe8-45c4-b99e-9ec70b242a51 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mancos-early-learning-center-earns-prestigious-accreditation/ The Mancos Early Learning Center announced this weekend that it has achieved NAEYC Accreditation+, a distinguished recognition from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, which ... 2025-05-13 04:16:25 -0700 f24ab5fc-542a-4261-8764-fb56034c32d5 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/brains-bots-and-a-big-win-how-stem-is-powering-the-future-in-durango/ In education, we often talk about “future-ready skills” – but what does that look like? Here in Durango School District 9-R, we’re seeing the future take shape in classrooms every day. Whether it’s a ... 2025-04-18 10:22:39 -0700 7ffac62b-f12c-437d-9d5a-b4ead4a08954 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mancos-school-board-and-community-split-over-proposed-affordable-housing-project/ On Monday, the Mancos RE-6 school board saw mixed feedback from residents and division on board after recent talks of a conceptual affordable housing plan for the district. It then voted to halt discu... 2025-02-28 03:06:39 -0700 c137af80-32c6-43f7-aa88-9a85a0f36420 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/mancos-school-board-commends-superintendent-in-evaluation-reviews-potential-math-curriculum/ At their Monday night board meeting, the Mancos RE-6 Board of Education was given a presentation on their cellphone policy and other policies, heard about a potential math curriculum for the elementar... 2025-01-30 04:55:08 -0700 7037c2bf-542c-415e-8fb0-f095b151b7aa https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/pcc-southwest-to-offer-introductory-forestry-and-fire-mitigation-classes-again-in-2025/ Pueblo Community College Southwest again will offer forestry classes at its Mancos campus, citing growing workforce demand in these areas. The two forestry classes, Foundations of Forestry and Forestr... 2025-01-29 06:10:12 -0700 84fcdbb5-d5ed-45cb-86d3-26d834b0531c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/southwest-conservation-corps-hiring-high-school-students-for-summer-conservation-work/ The Southwest Conservation Corps is hiring high school students to learn conservation skills on public lands. The paid conservation crews will consist of students ages 14 to 18 and will be offered in ... 2025-01-29 03:29:47 -0700 68c6a562-1d6e-491a-90d4-3d7b52049fb0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/montezuma-cortez-superintendent-faces-trial-after-allegedly-failing-to-report-a-claim-of-student-abu/ Montezuma-Cortez Superintendent Harry (Tom) Burris on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in Montezuma County Court to a charge that he failed to report allegations of student abuse. The charge, a misdemeanor,... 2025-01-21 06:48:35 -0700 743153dc-e4e9-4692-9834-cd5ecedd55e6 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/bayfield-high-school-program-helping-bridge-health-worker-gap/ A number of nursing positions require particular training, namely the work that goes into certified nursing assistant certification. Despite that straightforward prerequisite, the path for students pu... 2025-01-10 02:53:09 -0700 24316541-47dd-44ec-8ae8-80ae813bbe2a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/navajo-prep-student-named-national-stem-champion/ It was just another day in science class when Natashia Anderson let out a gasp after reading an email informing her that she has been named a National STEM Champion by EXPLR. The Navajo Preparatory Hi... 2024-12-27 11:40:17 -0700 ec8181bc-6bf3-44ec-ae2d-13357c9a50ac https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/bayfield-high-school-engineering-student-building-drone-to-aid-upper-pine-fire/ BAYFIELD – Through his passion for aerospace engineering technology, Jack Davis sought to not only help speed up Upper Pine River Fire Protection District’s response times to vehicle crashes, but also... 2024-12-21 05:00:00 -0700 2fb38a0c-e314-4231-b946-5a2bd4ad54bb https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/bayfield-primary-school-holding-holiday-food-drive-to-help-families-in-need/ Bayfield Primary School is accumulating hundreds of nonperishable food items that will be collected for Pine River Shares to help Bayfield-area families in need this holiday season. Bayfield Primary S... 2024-12-10 01:31:34 -0700 360c1d21-7a9c-4f3b-a5dc-52fe20ea1874 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/bayfield-eighth-graders-explore-college-life-during-two-day-trip/ Eighth-graders at Bayfield Middle School got a head start exploring their future options and getting a feel for life on a college campus this fall thanks to a grant from the Colorado Department of Edu... 2024-12-09 11:35:33 -0700 7652ace1-9653-44c0-93a9-bfc0bae517ce https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/bayfield-high-school-engineering-student-building-pinball-machine/ BAYFIELD – Pinball machines always fascinated Edward Herrera. The Bayfield High School engineering student – who likes the sound of hitting the ball and watching it travel up and down the playfield – ... 2024-12-08 05:00:00 -0700 a1819ed1-3379-49cf-af86-365cd43c6b0f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/vfw-post-4031-in-durango-awards-scholarships-to-local-voices-of-democracy-winners/ Patriotism, unity, division and reflection on the state of the nation were abound on Pearl Harbor Day at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 in Durango on Saturday. About 40 people, including veter... 2024-12-07 02:30:00 -0700 2cab9b82-b729-49bd-85cc-f8148fff2cb1 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/photos-mchss-beauty-and-the-beast-makes-history/ Montezuma-Cortez High School’s musical “Beauty and the Beast” was sold out for its final weekend, marking the first time a play has sold out at the high school in at least 14 years. People were turne... 2024-11-22 11:12:06 -0700 c247d8e7-e5b0-4e6a-b7fb-7612fb9b6e70 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/pancake-breakfast-to-raise-money-for-bayfield-middle-school-teacher-who-had-brain-surgery/ Bayfield Middle School teacher Christy Muir is recovering from brain surgery, and a family friend took it upon herself to assist with the medical costs as Muir recovers. The family friend, Abby Clymer... 2024-11-21 06:41:35 -0700 b2528f55-1152-4c88-a14f-6e1b2e3f94c0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sunflower-theatre-to-host-eighth-grade-poetry-performance/ Fifteen eighth grade students and some teachers from Cortez Middle School will present their poetry Dec. 10 at the Sunflower Theatre. Local poet Lisa C. Taylor might also read poetry, said English tea... 2024-11-21 11:58:00 -0700 6a8f94f0-626e-4fac-a341-ecf535178eda https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/are-four-day-school-weeks-helping-or-hurting-k-12-education-in-southwest-colorado/ Fridays used to be a time when K-12 students and teachers eagerly counted down the minutes until the weekend, hallways buzzing until the final bell rang. But since 2022, that familiar Friday ritual ha... 2024-11-17 05:00:00 -0700 b816138b-9f3c-4ce4-ab1a-ee260d9a2072