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Old Detroit schools reborn

As schools close, cities find new purposes for vacant buildings

DATE: Jun 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Loos graduates from University of Colorado Travis J. Loos graduated May 24 from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. Loos graduated magna cum laude with a d...

DATE: Jun 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Service allows students to report bullying by text

WASHINGTON – Students are getting a new weapon to fight back against bullies: their cellphones. A leading education technology company last week announced it would give schools a ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces summer schedule The main office and office of the registrar at Animas High School will remain open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday....

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Teachers frustrated as lawsuit defeated

Cortez district on record: Budget allocations unfair

DATE: May 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Good idea? Schools ask students to bring their own technology

Educators and policymakers continue to debate whether computers are a good teaching tool. But a growing number of schools are adopting a new, even more controversial approach: asking student...

DATE: May 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

Arts center offers figure drawing for adults The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., offers “Figure Drawing” for adults 18 and older from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday in...

DATE: May 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Our classmate, the robot

N.Y. student with life-threatening allergies attends school remotely

DATE: May 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Assessments aim to improve student success

It’s hard to believe that the school year is almost over. My first year in Durango has been a rewarding experience. This year has been marked with a lot of changes – some require...

DATE: May 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

College enrollment falls as more return to work

College enrollments declined 2.3 percent this spring compared with a year earlier, a sign that more students are returning to the workforce as the economy recovers, a new report says. ...

DATE: May 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

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Locals participate in research symposium The Fort Lewis College School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences held its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 18. ...

DATE: May 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

School flap a learning opportunity

There are a few phrases that, when unleashed on a middle schooler, can trigger an instantaneous boredom-induced eye roll. “Would you like to go to the museum?,” for instance, or, “Do you wan...

DATE: May 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics