Education

Mancos Secondary School has a new principal starting next year. John Marchino joins the Mancos team from Dolores School District RE-4A, where he was serving as athletic director. His selection was...

The Cortez City Council recently approved a conditional use permit for an alternative online high school, allowing students and staff to continue operations at their new Main Street building. Goal...

DENVER – Free, full-day kindergarten will be available to all Colorado kids this fall, thanks to the final passage late Tuesday of House Bill 1262, which sets aside $175 million for the program....

About 480 Fort Lewis College graduates were urged Saturday to stay nimble in life, embrace their struggles and appreciate challenges as a chance for growth by Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera. ...

Mancos high school students got decked out this past weekend for the annual prom event downtown. Themed “Masquerade,” the Mancos Community Center was glammed up too, with glittery masks, fondue and...

In support of Child Abuse Prevention Month, pinwheels sprouted up at some Cortez elementary schools in April. Pinwheels have come to symbolize innocence or childhood, and are used to support child...

A new Fort Lewis College provost who will help promote student success and retention has been hired and will begin July 1. FLC’s first-year retention rate, at 66% for 2015, the last year for which...

Pueblo Community College has purchased a synthetic cadaver, which faculty say will ultimately save the school resources. The cadaver is constructed using synthetic fibers and water, and it is built...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 plans to end STAR testing next year. The move comes after staff analyzed the assessment in predicting Colorado Measures of Academic Success scores and...

Pueblo Community College recently purchased a synthetic cadaver, which faculty say will ultimately save the school resources. The cadaver is constructed using synthetic fibers and water, and is...

The Dolores school board has selected Elisabeth “Lis” Richard to soon take over as district superintendent. Richard came to the Dolores School District RE-4A from Creede, Colorado, about three...