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 ...

Why few colleges reported rapes in 2014

A new analysis of campus crime data has revealed that 91 percent of U.S. colleges had no reported cases of rape in 2014, according to the American Association of University Women. ...

Re-1 eyes oil-gas taxes

Carter: Kinder Morgan can pay bigger share

FLC students to march for free tuition, wages

DENVER – On Thursday, students from more than 100 campuses, including Fort Lewis College, will join a national day of action demanding tuition-free public college, cancellation of all studen...

Science is stressful

Fort Lewis College works to hold on to students

Retention, graduation continue to be challenges

SCCC names dean from Farmington

Former San Juan Community College director to lead school

Kiva plans walkathon for play area

Children’s Kiva Montessori School, plans an annual CKMS Walkathon to raise funds to support the building of a new play area in Montezuma Park. Children’s Kiva Montessori is applyi...

Community Calendar

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Contractor estimates M-CHS injected $10M into local economy

Now that the dust has settled and the doors are open, the lead contractor for the Montezuma-Cortez High School, Nunn Construction, estimates that it injected roughly $10 million into the loc...

High school could grow east side

The addition of a state-of-the-art high school campus to any city is generally considered to be a boon, especially to real estate. With the campus now positioned on the eastern en...

Auditorium showcases student and community talent

A state-of-the-art auditorium at the new Montezuma-Cortez High School will be named after Ralph E. Vavak, a legendary music educator at the school from 1956 to 1986. “Mr. V” would...