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Why college tuition is getting more expensive

WASHINGTON – In an op-ed in The New York Times over the weekend, University of Colorado law professor Paul F. Campos offered a provocative answer to the frequently asked question: why is col...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Bayfield preschool invites applications Bayfield Early Education Programs will begin taking applications April 24 for the 2015-16 preschool year. Children must be at ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Rocky first year for the new GED

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. – The number of people taking high school equivalency exams in the U.S. plummeted – and the percentage who passed fell, too – in the year after a revamped, Common Core-insp...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Web popular for Colo. jobs

‘What you make really does depend on what you take’

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Hannah Robertson performs in concert Hannah Robertson of Durango performed in the Cornell College Steel Drum Ensemble concert held March 27 in King Chapel. Robertson is...

DATE: Apr 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Little seedlings

Garden project allows kids and plants do some growing

DATE: Apr 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate debates Colorado budget

Lawmakers point to Mancos to highlight student testing issue

DATE: Apr 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Charter school passes a big test

The Juniper School, via 9-R committee vote, is now free to apply

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Teachers can build leadership skills The Fort Lewis College Teacher Education Department will host an information session for teachers in the Four Corners who are interested in ta...

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Park Elementary kids go high-tech

After-school coding club popular

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Some of my best students are inmates

Education matters for the incarcerated

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Divisiveness stymies reform on assessments

As I continue to watch a variety of legislative issues that impact education in Colorado repeatedly grind the wheels of progress to a halt, it’s clear the political path is not for me. ...

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.