Education - The Durango Herald

Math scores slip, reading flat for nation’s 12th-graders

WASHINGTON – It’s not a promising picture for the nation’s high school seniors – they are slipping in math, not making strides in reading and only about one-third are prepared for the academ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

13% of U.S. students are chronically absent

Suspension rates fall drastically, report says

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

District 9-R introduces early kindergarten access Durango School District 9-R offers an early access program for accelerating children into kindergarten whose birthdays fall after Sept. 1. ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Fort Lewis College to add computer engineering degree

Student-constructed major option going away

DATE: Jun 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College approves tuition hike for resident students

Board also approves budget, Old Fort deal

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s multitude of camps can combat ‘summer slide’

Reading, arts, science, more keep kids active, engaged

DATE: Jun 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Support begins to coalesce for Durango schools tax increase

Erica Max: ‘Remember it’s a political campaign’

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango High School activities director, Sunnyside principal hired

New administrators start July 1 along with new transportation director

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango's multitude of camps can combat 'summer slide'

Reading, arts, science, more keep kids active, engaged

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Southwest Colorado eSchool gaining in popularity

Accredited courses offer flexible schedule, job training

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Thursday is last day for all Durango schools The last day of school for all schools in Durango School District 9-R will be Thursday. District 9-R announces administration hours Du...

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Math anxiety strikes girls more than boys across the world

Science can’t tell us why some teenagers relish calculus and others dread it. But a study in the journal Math anxiety – the urge to avoid numbers – plagues girls more than boys across the ...

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education