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How Ignacio turned its failing school district around

IGNACIO – The clock was ticking on the Ignacio School District as the Colorado Department of Education told it to improve results or face sanctions such as a takeover by the state, a shi...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ignacio School District’s turnaround required everyone to buy in

IGNACIO – The clock was ticking on the But when the spring 2015 test results were released this fall, the district became one of only two in the state to come off the accountability clo...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Outreach changing homeless camping culture in La Plata County

West of the Durango Tech Center, Fritz Schnell’s camp is neatly kept, as are many of those on La Plata County property. Some residents clean regularly, and Manna Soup Kitchen’s ga...

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District 9-R’s early childhood program sets example for Colorado

When Libby Culver’s phone rings, it’s just as likely to be another school district in Colorado calling for advice as it is someone in Durango School District 9-R’s early education program. ...

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

First-timers ride Durango & Silverton train to cut fresh Christmas trees

For years, 10-year-old Savannah Chavez of Durango begged her parents for a real Christmas tree. On Saturday, she got her wish as the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s s...

DATE: Nov 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Adult Education Center provides students in need with housing

For decades, schools have known kids don’t learn well if they’re hungry or homeless. It’s not any different for older students, and the Thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Daniels Fund and ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durangoans head to Standing Rock to protest pipeline

More than 50 people make 16-hour trip

DATE: Nov 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory opens season with two times the fun

A new ski season has dawned in Durango, although unseasonably warm, dry weather has kept Purgatory from transforming into a winter wonderland just yet. Predicted snowstorms faili...

DATE: Nov 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News