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When hundreds of students return to school next month, they can smile and wave: They’ll be on candid camera. Durango School District 9-R is spending $365,000 on video surveillance systems to...

Lunch and breakfast prices in Cortez schools are going up by 50 cents this coming school year. The Montezuma-Cortez school board approved the rise at its meeting Tuesday night. According to food...

The Montezuma-Cortez school board unanimously approved ballot language for a mill levy override they hope to pass this November. The property tax increase would go to support teacher raises and...

A longtime Montezuma-Cortez High School science teacher will be taking over as principal this coming fall. Eric Chandler has been selected to fill the role for the 2019-20 school year. He takes...

Samuel “Sam” Dosumu has been named the new executive dean for Pueblo Community College Southwest. He began the position July 1. Dosumu recently retired as the associate vice chancellor of academic...

Child abuse most often occurs in the home, and 90% of all child abuse victims know the perpetrator in some way, according to the National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse. That same...

The Mancos School District RE-6 continues to develop the rigor of its project-based learning endeavors. And to better support these efforts, former school board treasurer Ed Whritner will be...

The Mancos school board will soon have a vacancy, as former Treasurer Ed Whritner has announced his resignation. He will be taking on the newly created position of project-based learning...

Gov. Jared Polis’ recently approved funding of full-day kindergarten has allowed the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 to open two new preschool classrooms at the Beech Street site. The new...

Summer construction is underway on the Mancos school expansion and remodeling project. The campus along Grand Avenue will be busy and dusty while it is being prepared for the new school year....