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Adidas pledges to help eliminate use of Native American mascots

Colorado leaders working on subject welcome the effort

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jefferson County voters boot out conservative school board members

DENVER – Suburban Denver voters on Tuesday ousted three conservative school board members who changed the way teachers are paid and briefly considered reviewing a U.S. history curriculum to ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Case of Texas family tests home-schooling standards

Court to weigh religious liberty vs. obligations to educate kids

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Colorado woodworking lab leads nation

PEYTON (AP) – When the Peyton school district superintendent heard about a woodworking instructor who was shaking things up in Oregon, he decided to bring the man and his program to Colorado...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Documentary to be screened The documentary “Most Likely to Succeed” will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 4 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

School district needs to hire support staff

On a number of occasions, we’ve discussed the difficulty we have had in filling support staff positions in the district. Despite competitive salaries, excellent benefits and a st...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

How will students succeed in 21st century?

Film, panel to explore challenges, possibilities

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Persistent driver shortage has Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio schools scrambling

Bus routes canceled, parents in a bind

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Christian Gillen receives recognition Christian Gillen of Hesperus was named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football All-Academic Team. Gillen, an acco...

DATE: Oct 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

BLM education guru retires after 23 years

Heath thought she was going to be school principal

DATE: Oct 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

A school of rock takes root in Woodstock

College-age students to learn all aspects of music business

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Child care workers to learn about safe infant sleeping The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer a free infant safe sleep training from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at the...

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

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