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A school safety assessment for each district. A bonus for high-rated teachers. A scholarship for students who graduate high school early. And a tax credit for teachers who buy school supplies for...
DATE: Jan. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
At a Bayfield school board meeting in December, three parents questioned how the district protects students. Weeks before, the Bayfield IT director, Bill Bishop, presented one method districts...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve an online degree program to license principals. The Master of Arts in Education: Principal Leadership degree is expected to start in...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango School District 9-R is taking a hard look at its aging buildings and floating some big ideas, such as replacing Miller Middle School, closing and selling Florida Mesa Elementary School, and...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A Montezuma-Cortez High School student brought a gun to school Tuesday, according to a letter sent by school district officials later that night. District staff members and Cortez police officials...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango School District 9-R board voted to renew The Juniper School’s charter Wednesday after some members expressed concerns last week about the school’s finances and its plan to buy a...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
At Durango’s schools, it’s up to students to decide whether climate change is real. “Naming climate change as a thing, you won’t see that anywhere stated explicitly,” said Leanne Garcia, director...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The symbolic heart of Fort Lewis College, the Clock Tower, presents a series of panels highlighting the school’s history – panels that have drawn scrutiny in recent years for seemingly glossing...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A study of more than 400 colleges released this week called into question Fort Lewis College’s sexual harassment policy, saying it restricts students’ right to free speech. FLC’s sexual harassment...
DATE: Dec. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fort Lewis College students are determining the best ways to monitor and work with liquid sodium, a silvery molten metal, which could help develop the next generation of nuclear power plants. ...
DATE: Nov. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Educational Services Center at San Juan College, located in the clock tower building, will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The entire SJC campus will be closed for the...
DATE: Nov. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education
Durango High School senior Kiley Ryan soothed a fussy infant to sleep at the beginning of her school day, one of many challenges expected to prepare her for a career in teaching or pediatric...
DATE: Nov. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A home on Jenkins Ranch Road sold for $3.1 million on Dec. 31, 2019, making it the most expensive sale within Durango city limits in recent memory, according to a local real estate agent. The 7,567-square-foot home has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half bathroom, and sits on 3.81 acres.
