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The best Valentine’s present – your presence

By Mary Dodd MECC Chief Knowledge Officer In February our thoughts turn to all the ways we can show our loved ones how much we care about them – and children need us to...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Grant helps help region’s parents find child care

Southwest Colorado facing shortage of child care workers

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Living

Interim superintendent to be named

School board to discuss options for old high school

DATE: Feb 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chromebooks, new bus coming to Mancos high school classes

Onetime state funds arrived last week

DATE: Feb 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS wins LEED green building certification

Award meets grant requirements

DATE: Feb 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community colleges to get rid of out-of-state teachers

Associated Press The Colorado Community College System is warning several dozen online instructors that their jobs are at risk if they do not live in Colorado. Southwes...

DATE: Jan 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

The SAT pushes to reclaim supremacy

Competition with ACT test affects millions

DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Robotics grant will fund summer internships at Adams State

Adams State University students will have an opportunity to develop artificial intelligence and social-emotional programming for robots through a three-year grant of more than $500,000 from ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Dolores test scores fall below state average

Science is exception; improvement plan adjusts instruction to new standards

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community Calendar

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DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Community Calendar

Superintendent calls reporter a ‘cancer,’ then apologizes

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter responded to a media request on Wednesday with an email to a Boulder lawyer in which he called a reporter a “cancer.” “I have a re...

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Technology is a friend, but keep an eye on it

Technology is being touted as a pathway to education for the future. It can facilitate incremental learning and allow for a curriculum tailored to the individual students’ needs. Technology ...