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After reassurances from student representatives that they saw no problem with the ability to address controversial topics in class, the Durango school board decided this week not to revise the...

Shere Byrd, who represents northeast La Plata County on the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education, resigned at the end of Tuesday night’s school board meeting. Byrd cited the required time...

Fort Lewis College, Pueblo Community College Southwest and five regional school districts have received $3.6 million in state funds for a partnership to pool resources to build stronger educational...

Hiring a consultant or an entity specializing in searches for educational positions will be the first order of business for the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education as it begins its...

Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger on Wednesday announced his resignation effective in June, the end of the school year. The announcement came at the end of a special Board...

Before the school year is out, repairs that do not disrupt classes should begin in Durango schools. The work will be the visible fruits of a successful appeal to voters for issuance of $90 million...

With COVID-19 transmission rates spiking regionally, Durango School District 9-R will move to remote learning for all its students beginning Wednesday and extending through Jan. 4, the end of...

Amid increasing COVID-19 transmission rates countywide, Durango School District 9-R has begun to examine ways to slow the spread of the virus in schools, and that might mean temporarily ending the...

Three new COVID-19 exposures or potential exposures have led to the full closure of Needham Elementary School and new quarantines for students and staff members at Durango High School and Park...

Alyssa Nicoly, an Animas High School senior, would like to become an elementary education teacher, but first she has to get through an 85-question application to register for federal financial aid....

Voters on Tuesday opened their pocketbooks to Durango School District 9-R. Ballot Issue 4A, seeking $90 million in new bonds to repair aging schools, add security upgrades and build some new...