Education - The Durango Herald

Can boarding schools help public education?

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo’s chronically struggling school system is considering an idea gaining momentum in other cities: public boarding schools that put round-the-clock attention on students...

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Learn to support seniors, caregivers The fifth annual “Community Challenge: Meeting the Needs of Seniors, Providers and Caregivers” will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4 at...

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Family stress thwarts students

Top teachers rank impediments to classroom success

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

U.S. middle school children test very poorly in civics

NEW YORK – More than half of U.S. eighth-graders say Americans believe the U.S. government should guarantee them a job when they grow up. That’s one of the findings of a federal t...

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Breakfast-table divide

School districts, parents at odds over meals in classroom

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Riverview students take second at international contest

Destination Imagination team earns second at global finals

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education briefs

DHS teams receive academic nominations These Durango High School students received Team Academic Nominations for the Les Schwab Academic Team Championship Award for Spring 2014-20...

DATE: May 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Colorado, others shrink student testing

States move to reduce time spent on Common Core-based exams

DATE: May 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Student-testing bill gets guv’s signature

Hickenlooper signs measure reducing assessments

DATE: May 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kids’ brain sizes linked to income level

Researchers look for roots of achievement gap

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Consumer agency opens inquiry on student loan services

WASHINGTON – Do companies that service student loans make more money when they provide less service? The federal government’s consumer watchdog wants to see what changes can be made to help ...

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Student exchange seeking families ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15 to 18 from a variety of countries. ...

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education