Education - The Durango Herald

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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Classes will be available to child care providers The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County, in collaboration with Southwest Colorado Child Care Resource & Referral, will off...

DATE: Dec 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Saved by the bell? Sorry, not anymore

Schools see benefits in turning down noise

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

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Durango Arts Center to host art camp The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will hold its Winter Arts Camp for Kids from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 1-3. The camp w...

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

A handshake, a smile, a lesson in etiquette

DHS class to prepare students for the working world

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

In Hong Kong, tutors are the celebrities

When exam pressure is extreme, there is money to be made

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

District raising bar to improve student learning

The work of transforming our educational systems is certainly not easy. Our teachers, support staff members and administrators are working hard to adjust our practices and embrace...

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

42 private college presidents earn more than $1M

WASHINGTON – Presidents at 42 private colleges scaled the $1 million annual mark in total pay and benefits in 2011 – a slight bump from the year before, according to a survey based on the la...

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango