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Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane, who until his recent retirement was the longest-serving police chief in the state of Colorado, has died after a lengthy illness. A memorial service and reception will take place beginning …
Southwest Colorado has been chosen as the focus of a new effort to improve forest health and increase the resilience of forests and communities. The Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative, which includes 30 organizations, is planning …
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Election features two school-bond issues
Print this articleIn Montezuma County, two school-bond issues are coming up for a vote in November. Mancos Re-6 Ballot Measure 3A Mancos residents will be asked to approve a bond measure to raise taxes to renovate school buildings. The Mancos … Continue reading
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Re-1, Utes work toward understanding
Print this articleIn an ongoing effort to strengthen relationships and communication between the Montezuma-Cortez school district and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, district principals met with members of the tribe’s education departments Feb. 19 to discuss the transition to kindergarten. … Continue reading
Published in March 2016
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The ‘new math’ that hurts schools: Colorado’s legislators employ a formula to circumvent Amendment 23
Print this articleIts name sounds vaguely mysterious, like something from science fiction. But the “negative factor,” a formula affecting school finance in Colorado, is quite real, and is having a hugely detrimental impact on local schools, administrators say. The negative … Continue reading
Published in October 2015
Tagged Colorado education funding, Montezuma-Cortez RE-1
Does your child’s school have CO detectors?
Print this articlePrivate residences are supposed to have carbon-monoxide monitors, at least in the state of Colorado, but public buildings – including schools where children spend many hours each day – are not required to have detectors for the poisonous … Continue reading
Published in December 2013
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Community steps up to help RE-1 teachers
Print this articleRelated stories Testimony by two local teachers spotlights budget woes Southwest Open High seeks to build a solid foundation Teachers in Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 have gone without pay raises for four years, have had to take two … Continue reading
Published in October 2011
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