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How are we doing? As a public school district, it is our job to serve the citizenry of Durango in ensuring that students are prepared to be contributing members of our community u...

DATE: Jan 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Education Briefs

Fort Lewis College announces local graduates These local students graduated from Fort Lewis College on Dec. 21: Durango: Abby Baird, Charles Baker, Latanya Begay, Erica...

DATE: Jan 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Student mental health screenings vary by state

MIAMI – After his father was diagnosed with cancer, a 15-year-old Champaign, Ill., teen started skipping school, erupting in angry outbursts, yelling at teachers, punching holes in walls or ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

U.S. 15-year-olds lag, mainly in math, on international tests

Fifteen-year-olds in the United States score in the middle of the developed world in reading and science while lagging in math, according to international standardized test results. ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Is penmanship in peril?

Cursive is fading, but advocates say it conveys intelligence, engages creativity

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

School turns to digital books

Online content offers more than traditional textbooks

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Big Picture High School selects badger as mascot After a schoolwide vote, Durango Big Picture High School faculty and students have selected the badger as the school’s new mascot....

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Only 4 in 10 students finish college where they start

WASHINGTON – Less than half of all students who entered college in 2007 finished school where they started, and almost a third are no longer taking classes toward a degree anywhere, accordin...

DATE: Jan 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Crow Canyon to offer workshop for educators Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is offering a workshop called “Mesa Verde National Park: Convergences and Crossroads in the American ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

School builds empathy as skill to solve problems

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Akshay Kothari’s first assignment at the D.school – formally known as the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University – was to rethink how people eat ramen ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Teacher house calls lift student achievement

Program improves test scores, attendance, parental involvement

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

More colleges turn to fixed-rate tuition plans

Students, families say they can budget wisely, borrow less

DATE: Dec 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

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