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Opinion | Respecting different choices during state testing
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (202+ words) In response to the letter, "Opt-out students deserve better treatment," (Herald, April 27), regarding the treatment of students who opted out of state testing, I would like to provide additional context from Miller Middle School. We respect that families make different…...
Durango School District breaks ground on new Three Springs Elementary
15+ hour, 41+ min ago (395+ words) Durango School District staff, board members, administration and students gathered Wednesday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Three Springs Elementary School. "Today we break ground, but what we're really doing is making a promise," said Superintendent Karen Cheser. "A…...
Durango school board sounds alarm that other schools may need to be consolidated
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (16+ words) The Durango Herald...
Pine River Shares raises $600, 000 in 70-day fundraising push to buy school building
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (516+ words) BAYFIELD " Pine River Shares, a food share program in Bayfield, announced Thursday that it had raised enough money to secure its purchase of the Old Bayfield Primary School. The announcement came after a successful 70-day fundraising push, spearheaded by Pine…...
Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (536+ words) Recess isn't just a fun break for grade schoolers. It's crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about…...
Growing national concern about educational technology reaches Durango School District
1+ week, 1+ day ago (981+ words) Some parents across the Durango School District are pushing back on what they see as a growing reliance on screens and educational technology in the classroom. A local parent group, La Plata County COMPASS " the Coalition of Mindful Parents Advocating…...
Colorado Timberline Academy to close amid budget struggles, low enrollment
1+ week, 3+ day ago (477+ words) Colorado Timberline Academy will close for the 2026-27 school year and may not reopen. In an April letter to families, the academy's board of directors said the closure is due to budget struggles and low enrollment. "Despite our best efforts to…...
Zuber an outstanding choice for LPEA board
1+ week, 3+ day ago (222+ words) Opinion | Zuber an outstanding choice for LPEA board'The Durango Herald Zuber an outstanding choice for LPEA board I have lived in Durango for more than 50 years and have known Jodi Zuber for more than 30 of them. Jodi is the daughter…...
Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey Saturday
1+ week, 5+ day ago (332+ words) Four hundred and fifteen Fort Lewis College students received bachelors of arts and science degrees at the Ray Dennison Memorial Field on Saturday as proud parents, friends and family members cheered. .....
Fort Lewis College Solar Initiative brings off-grid energy to Navajo Nation communities
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (597+ words) For some Navajo Nation families, power in the home is a luxury " not a given. Fort Lewis College's Village Aid Project Solar Initiative is trying to change that. Students, alumni and faculty " under the leadership of Professor Laurie Williams and…...