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Students abroad never lose touch with home

NEW YORK – A generation ago, students on semester abroad were practically incommunicado, aside from airmailed letters and one or two calls home. These days, from the minute the plane lands, ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Professors object to FAA limits on drones

WASHINGTON – University and college professors are complaining that government restrictions on the use of small drones are likely to stifle academic research. In a letter to the ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

District 9-R registration to be held Aug. 14 All Durango School District 9-R schools will hold registration for the 2014-15 school year from noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 14. Par...

DATE: Jul 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Choosing a school from afar

How to pick best one for your kids before the move

DATE: Jul 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Local students initiated to honor society These local residents were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: Thomas Poole of Durango initiated at Fort Lewis ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Exchange program seeks host families ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking host families for international high school boys and girls. These student...

DATE: Jul 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

The hunt for tasty school food

Rules mandate healthier food, but will kids want to eat it?

DATE: Jul 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Bringing the past into the present

Durangoan returning to help native Nepalese village

DATE: Jul 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Education Briefs

Elizabeth Schell named to dean’s list Elizabeth R. Schell was named to the dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, for her outstanding academic achievement during the s...

DATE: Jul 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Illinois calls student debt ‘help’ a scam

Student loan debt hovers at more than $1 trillion, a threefold surge from a decade ago and a record number of college students who graduated as the financial system nearly imploded have an a...

DATE: Jul 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Districts dump extra pay

Some drop incentives for teachers with master’s degrees

DATE: Jul 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Head Start programs accepting enrollment Southern Ute Montessori Head Start and Early Head Start are currently enrolling children for the 2014-15 school year. The prog...

DATE: Jul 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education