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Social work program announces graduates The Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver recently conferred master’s degrees for 22 graduates of the Four Corners Mas...

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Elementary schools to host open houses Elementary schools in Durango School District 9-R will offer a chance to meet teachers, tour the building and bring in school supplies from ...

Organization at home key to success at school

Tips from pros can make year easier for students

Think tank wants teacher-school board talks open to all

Teacher-contract talks could not be closed to public

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Former resident graduates college Former Durango resident Jeffrey Berghorn graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a degree in energy and land management. While a...

Bedroom desk? It’s somewhere under that junk

Alyssa Kimble, a soon-to-be sixth-grader in White Plains, New York, says she uses the desk in her bedroom for “everything” – creating lesson plans for her make-believe school, writing storie...

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Animas High School to host orientations All ninth-grade Animas High School students will have student orientation from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday , from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ...

What to do when back-to-school headaches strike

DENVER – Going back to school after summer break can be a literal headache for some Colorado children. Dr. Nick DeBlasio, a pediatrician with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Me...

Voters asked to expand money for schools

Foes say it’s just a disguise for out-of-state casino

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Kelsey Lyons earns degree in nursing Kelsey Lyons of Durango has received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City. Joseph D...

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Earn a diploma through Gateway to College Students, ages 17-20, who have dropped out of school or are behind for their age and grade and will not graduate on time have a second ch...

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, ...