Education - The Durango Herald

Regional school districts outline plans for improvement

Durango, Bayfield rated accredited; Ignacio rated accredited with improvement plan

DATE: Jan 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

4 Corners school districts boast lower dropout rates than state average

Durango, Bayfield have above-average graduation numbers

DATE: Jan 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper mulls pot sales tax hike

Money would help fill shortfall in school funding

DATE: Jan 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Transportation, education top Governor Hickenlooper’s list

GOP senator: Why governor doesn’t fund his top priority, transportation

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Department of Higher Education requests budget increase

Projects that 75 percent of jobs will require postsecondary education by 2020

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elks offer scholarship to veterans, high school seniors

The Durango Elks Lodge is offering scholarship opportunities for veterans and graduating high school seniors starting Friday Applications are available to La Plata County resident...

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Out-of-state tuition hike overdue for Fort Lewis College, president says

FLC eyes tuition hike for out-of-state students

DATE: Jan 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community colleges plead case for increased state funding

Two-year colleges, tech schools don’t get fair share, officials say

DATE: Jan 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

State education board looks toward test change

Wants to decrease testing time, speed up results

DATE: Dec 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

New FLC science and engineering building will ‘rocket us forward’

After $35.3 million and 10 years of planning, lobbying the state and construction, Fort Lewis College students will finally be able to pursue learning in the state-of-the art Geosciences, Ph...

DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Teaching Strategies to present creative curriculum for preschoolers

Teaching Strategies, supported by the Providers from La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores, and San Juan counties are welcome to participate. Registration cost is $30, and adv...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Schools, community building support for depressed youth

Holidays can be blue for kids, too

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday