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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

Education Briefs

Education foundation celebrates 30 years The Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence is celebrating its 30th birthday by getting a new name – Durango Education Foundation – ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

With ad campaign, girls school knocks fairy-tale life

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A local ad campaign by a Catholic high school for girls in Kentucky is generating nationwide buzz with the message that young women don’t need to find Prince Charming to li...

DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

9-R superintendent to host round table Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger will host a round table to discuss 9-R’s current academic programs, and help deter...

DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Schools toss plastic plates

Urban districts unite to reduce waste, buy better food

DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Taking on stereotypes

Project reveals perceptions about Big Picture; next, overturning them

DATE: Dec 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

U.S. fares unevenly against world

WASHINGTON – So how do U.S. eighth-graders do in math and science when compared with their peers around the globe? Turns out it matters which state they live in. Massachusetts was...

DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

9-R superintendent to host round table Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger will lead a round table to discuss the district’s current academic programs from 6...

DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

All-boys NYC schools serve at-risk population

Model is delivering above-average results

DATE: Nov 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Native American author to speak at schools today Joseph Bruchac – writer of poetry, short stories, novels, anthologies and music that reflect his Abenaki Native American heritage ...

DATE: Nov 19, 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