Education

Students returned to school Monday amid uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. At Montezuma-Cortez High School, students wore masks and signed up for free laptop computers before...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District announced Friday that it will postpone the start of the 2020-21 school year to Aug. 24 for in-person classes and Aug. 26 for online classes. As of Thursday,...

The Montezuma School to Farm Project on Thursday said it has received funding to expand its programs to the middle and high schools in Mancos and Dolores, and invited the schools to participate....

With less than a week before the new school year, parents of Montezuma-Cortez students are scrambling to find transportation for their children. Because of social distancing guidelines and reduced...

When Centennial School District R-1 resumes classes on Wednesday, the student population will have plummeted from where it was a year ago. The number of children enrolled in the San Luis Valley...

When Dr. Jessica Cataldi, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a practicing pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Colorado, was doing infectious disease work...

Fort Lewis College plans to lease a hotel in Durango to handle more requests for single dorm rooms, and some students will be trained as health advocates to educate people about procedures taken on...

FARMINGTON – Even with case rates slowing on the Navajo Nation, schools are likely to implement virtual learning for the fall semester, with funding support from the federal CARES Act. The Navajo...

The most valuable resource of all – time – emerged as the prime concern among teachers and staff members at a meeting Thursday to get feedback about Durango School District 9-R’s plan to deal with...

Editor’s note: This is the last part of a series exploring how a $621 million cut in state spending is increasing the educational gap in Southwest Colorado. Part 1 was printed July 22. More than...

FARMINGTON – A Farmington Municipal Schools employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the district announced Tuesday in a news release. The release said a second school district employee is also...