Central Oregon school closures and delays: Friday, December 13th
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s NewsChannel 21’s current list of school closures and delays for Friday, December 13th: -Jefferson County School District…
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COCC’s new STRIVE training, mentorship program is accepting applications from veteran entrepreneurs
Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center is one of only eight educational sites in the country to be a designated partner…
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Crook County School Board member Jessica Brumble resigns, will be district’s new transportation manager
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School District announced Thursday that school board member Jessica Brumble has resigned, as she has been…
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‘To see it in a store is so cool!’: SnoPlanks, OSU-Cascades’ new student-led snowboard company, releases first products
A snowboard company donated a year ago to Oregon State University–Cascades by its founders has brought its first boards to market under its new…
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Oregon National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program graduates record class of 165 cadets in Redmond
(Update: Adding video,comments from staff, cadets) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A historic moment in Redmond Wednesday. A quarter-century after the…
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26 more electric school buses will be rolling across Oregon, as EPA awards DEQ $6.54 million
SEATTLE (KTVZ) — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been selected…
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Watch: Oregon lawmakers holding pre-session hearings, will convene wildfire-funding special session
WATCH LIVE: House Interim Committee on Education – see agenda items in schedule below. SALEM. Ore. (KTVZ) – Legislators have returned to Salem…
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‘It feels great!’: Rosland Elementary fifth-grader Teegan is excited to make a difference in 2025 Kid Governor’s Cabinet
Teegan Wright, a fifth-grade student at Rosland Elementary School in La Pine, will serve in the cabinet for the 2025 Oregon Kid Governor. He and…
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‘We need a change at the state level’: Bend public charter school says lack of funding is impacting students
A new study from ECONorthwest shows funding for Oregon’s charter schools has dropped, compared to public…
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Summit High staff, including principal, to join ‘Mean Girls’ production on stage
(update: adding videos, comments from cast and Summit principal) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Summit High School Theatre Company is bringing all the…
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New OSU/USGS Harney Basin model, study sheds light on groundwater declines by linking irrigation decisions
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon’s Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time…
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St. Helens HS principal turns self in, faces 6 criminal charges stemming from teacher sex abuse scandal
ST. HELENS, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — St. Helens High School Principal Dr. Katy Wagner turned herself in to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies…
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Oregon Department of Education releases 2023-24 statewide report card
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2023-24 edition of the Oregon Statewide Report Card is now available on the Oregon Department of Education website. This…
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Oregon’s school attendance inches up as more ninth-graders are on track to graduate on time, new data reveals
Following steep declines in school attendance in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, Oregon students are slowly beginning to show up more…
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Bend-La Pine Schools names La Pine’s Tiffany Schreiber Support Staff Member of the Year
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools has presented its Excellence in Education Award to Tiffany Schreiber, an Inclusion Educational…
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Current, future Oregon postsecondary students encouraged to apply online for scholarships and grants
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)Â -The Higher Education Coordinating Commission encourages all Oregonians pursuing postsecondary education in 2025-26 to apply for…
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Eight Central Oregon teachers among 44 awarded SELCO Creative Educator Grants
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — SELCO Community Credit Union has awarded nearly $82,000 to 44 educators across Oregon, including eight programs from Central…
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Dry Canyon Arts Association holds Art Show and Sale; raffle aims to ‘Jumpstart Art’ for all elementary school students
This weekend, the Dry Canyon Arts Association held its semi-annual Art Show and Sale at the Redmond High School commons, including a raffle with a…
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Central Oregon leaders to reaffirm commitment to school safety at annual Safe Schools Alliance gathering
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon school superintendents, fire and police chiefs, sheriffs, district attorneys and public and mental health…
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Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school…
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