Education

The Colorado Legislature cut $621 million from K-12 education last month after COVID-19 rattled the country’s economy and stunted state tax revenue. Schools in Southwest Colorado are now scrambling...

First-year students for the 2021-22 school year will not have to take SAT or ACT tests to gain admission to Fort Lewis College after many students were unable to schedule dates for the...

Maximizing the amount of safe in-person learning for the upcoming school year was among the chief goals the Colorado Department of Education conveyed Monday during an online meeting about reopening...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-day series exploring how a $621 million cut in state spending is increasing the educational gap in Southwest Colorado. The series continues today on Page...

The beginning of the school year is fast-approaching, and Montezuma County schools are working to solidify what that will look like. Right now, all three K-12 districts, along with Pueblo Community...

Language defines how we communicate with one another, how we interact with the world. But language development is just as vital, impacting our learning abilities and shaping how we think. That is...

FARMINGTON – As the national debate continues about how to open higher education institutions, San Juan College released its plan for a hybrid model. The college’s plan involves offering classes in...

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is infuriated by one issue that gets the goat of many Americans – especially his political opponents in the Republican Party – the $26.5 trillion federal deficit But...

A revamped play area is in the works at Manaugh Elementary School, thanks to a Great Outdoors Colorado grant the school received in March. Manaugh was awarded a $110,000 School Yard Initiative...

Although no final decision has been made, a Dolores schools committee prefers building a campus just south of Joe Rowell Park. The Dolores school board approved building a new school in March, but...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 board of education approved a $34 million budget Tuesday night at its regular June meeting. The budget adjusted the one proposed a few weeks ago, after the...