Education - The Durango Herald

Gap years can help students thrive in college

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia is taking a year off after graduating from high school before attending Harvard University as part of an expanding program for students k...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Child care providers can apply to council The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County is accepting applications from licensed child care providers (centers and homes) who will or have rec...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango High School introduces final candidate for activities director

Bright has taken unusual route to position

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango High Student Council is golden

For the seventh year, the Durango High School Student Council has received a National Gold Council of Excellence from the National Association of Student Councils. This makes the ...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College student teachers share lessons learned

Experience gained in leadership, personal strengths

DATE: Apr 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College honored with three Fulbright Scholars

Fulbrights open doors to advance academic passions

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces events Animas High School announces these events: AHS juniors will present their LINK Exhibitions from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Animas City T...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Failure Fair asks students to take risks, learn from mistakes

DENVER (AP) – Failure Fair encourages high school students to take creative risks Fritz Boyle didn’t compose a perfect novel the first time she sat down to write. It took the Evan...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango High School introduces candidates for activities director

Community questions experience, attitudes about discipline, fundraising

DATE: Apr 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado pediatricians prescribe books to promote wellness

A prescription to read leads to increased literacy

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Miller students receive awards Miller Middle School sent eight seventh-grade students to the final round of competition at the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair with two second place fin...

DATE: Apr 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango sixth-graders win award by illuminating food waste problems

In honor of Earth Day, two sixth-graders illuminated the challenges and solutions surrounding food waste in mini-documentaries and took first place in a contest open to all Durango middle sc...

DATE: Apr 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News