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Gardner proposes tax-free payment option for student debt

Sen. Cory Gardner hopes to pass an act he introduced last month that would allow employers to make tax-free contributions to their employees’ student-loan debts. Gardner said employers would be...

DATE: Nov. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

What the Democratic ‘blue wave’ on Election Night in Colorado means for education

Colorado voters on Tuesday elected a governor who ran on bold education promises but rejected a tax increase that would have made it easier to pay for them. They also gave control of the state...

DATE: Nov. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Backers of Amendment 73 look to the future as voters reject school funding

With Colorado’s third attempt to raise taxes for education going down to defeat, backers of Amendment 73 looked to the future Tuesday. Lisa Weil of Great Education Colorado said that the...

DATE: Nov. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

For weeks, Kiva students had no permanent classroom

Alongside resignations of top school officials, budgetary concerns and low enrollment, students at Children’s Kiva Montessori School lacked a permanent facility for the first six weeks of class,...

DATE: Nov. 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Elementary School honor roll, first quarter

Mancos Elementary School on Tuesday released its honor roll for the first quarter. To be eligible for high honors, a student must achieve a grade of 4 in each of the core academic areas of reading,...

DATE: Nov. 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

M-CHS band places second in class at state championship

After narrowly missing the podium a year ago, the Montezuma-Cortez High School Band returned to state finals on Monday to land a second-place finish behind the band from The Classical Academy, a...

DATE: Nov. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas High warns parents, students about mono case

Animas High School is warning students and parents of a case of mononucleosis at the school. The school found out about the case among the student body Tuesday and plans to take preventive steps,...

DATE: Nov. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Crews prep gym addition for concrete pouring

Phase 2 in construction at Re-6 Mancos School District continued this week, scheduled for completion in April 2019. Construction crews, led by owner’s representative Monty Guiles, were scheduled to...

DATE: Oct. 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Despite falling enrollment, early education in Dolores excels

Enrollment and revenue at Dolores public schools have each fallen over 10 percent since 2015, but students have shown notable increases in testing performance, particularly in the lower grades....

DATE: Oct. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Operation Graduation plans for 2019

Operation Graduation — a community program that provides a safe, substance-free celebration for high school seniors on graduation night — is in the planning and fundraising stage. Families and...

DATE: Oct. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Willowtail Springs preparing future artists through residencies

Six Durango High School students took part in Willowtail Springs’ first student artist-in-residence retreat Oct. 18-20. The event gave students the chance to see what a working artist goes through...

DATE: Oct. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Before changes, Kiva parents criticized school leadership for over a year

Emails obtained by The Journal show that parents complained about the leadership of the Children’s Kiva Montessori School for more than a year before the head of school and two board members...

DATE: Oct. 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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