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) -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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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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Redmond schools superintendent thanks voters for approving $97.7 million bond measure, lays out next steps
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond School District Superintendent Dr. Charan Cline thanked the community on Thursday for voter approval of a $97.7…
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UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with ‘Sassy,’ an AI-powered virtual career counselor
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon middle-schoolers can now get a head start on picking a career path, thanks to a new tool powered by artificial…
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Secure Rural Schools funding reauthorization bill unanimously passes Senate, Oregon’s Wyden and Merkley report
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program through 2026…
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Oregon school districts, employees face $670 million increase in payments to public pension system
Oregon school districts are projected to pay $670 million more to the state’s public employee pension program over the next two years, potentially…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, Habitat for Humanity partner on affordable homes for district workers by Silver Rail Elementary
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Qualifying employees of Bend-La Pine Schools will be eligible for affordable home ownership in a planned housing development…
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Bend-La Pine School Board appoints La Pine resident, retired community college president to fill board vacancy
Ross Tomlin, a retired community college president who lives in La Pine, was appointed Tuesday night to fill a vacancy on the Bend-La Pine Schools…
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‘Makes me emotional’: All-school assembly honors C.O. veterans at Bend’s High Lakes Elementary
Bend’s High Lakes Elementary held an all-school assembly and recognition ceremony in their gym Tuesday in honor of Veterans…
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‘They’re my brothers’: La Pine HS students, staff honor veterans with recognition assembly and brunch
More schools around Central Oregon honored the area’s veterans with special gatherings on Tuesday, including La Pine High…
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Albany teachers go on strike for the first time in nearly 40 years
ALBANY, Ore. (KGW.KTVZ) — For the first time in nearly 40 years, about 600 teachers and other educational staff in Greater Albany Public Schools…
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