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Education Briefs

Special-education committee to meet The Special Education Advisory Committee invites parents, educators and community members to learn about advocating for with special-needs stu...

A busy election season awaits for public education

As some of you have heard, an initiative will be on the ballot in Colorado giving voters an opportunity to invest further in K-12 education in Colorado. In the last four years, p...

Aerospace team shines at finals

DHS students earn multiple honors at top competition

College students end up with more bills than just tuition

WASHINGTON – Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up. The price of housing and food trumps tuition costs...

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Education center announces classes The Durango Education Center, formerly the Durango Adult Education Center, will begin fall GED classes Aug. 26. Classes will be held ...

School can’t ban ‘boobies’ bracelets

PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Pennsylvania school district cannot ban “I (heart) Boobies!” bracelets, rejecting the district’s claim that the slogan – designed t...

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9-R school board seeking candidates The Durango 9-R School District is seeking candidates to run for six of seven board seats, set to open at the end of the current term. ...

6 apps to help students manage life at college

Whether you’re receiving that last-minute e-mail about a canceled class, or you’re simply checking when the next bus arrives, smartphones provide endless possibilities for college students. ...

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Mercury awards grant to Big Brothers, Sisters Mercury will participate in the Adopt-A-School program for the 2013-14 school year with a $5,000 grant. Mercury’s support...

High achievers choose colleges farther from home

The smarter your kid, the farther from home he or she may go to college. The higher students score on a standardized college entrance exam, the more distance they may put between ...

Schools lose taste for candy fundraisers

Trash bags, artwork, events now used to raise money

Education Briefs

Taylor Graham named to dean’s list Taylor Graham, a resident of Durango and a emerging media major in the class of 2016, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s Roy H. P...