BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Laurie Hill, a business leader with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience, has been appointed chief business officer for Oregon State University -Cascades. Hill will serve on the campus’s senior leadership team and oversee finance, facilities and business operations, and serve as a key partner in the campus’s
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday he is co-sponsoring a bill that would address food insecurity among college students, ensuring they can focus on their education without fear of sacrificing meals to pay for school. “College alone is a big enough challenge for students,” Wyden said. “Students shouldn’t have to worry about whether they
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – One of the nation’s largest cellphone and network providers is giving a boost to the effort to redesign and turn the Madras Elementary Schoolyard into an inviting, accessible park for the entire community to enjoy during non-school hours. Bellevue, Wash.-based T-Mobile announced late last week that Madras is among its latest
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Reps. Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) say they aim to address overcrowded classrooms by reintroducing the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, bold legislation that makes investments to address overcrowded classrooms and set students up for success. Here’s Merkley’s news release on the bill: Research
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the 2023-2024 FFA season concludes, Redmond High School students have once again demonstrated their exceptional talents and dedication at the Deschutes County Fair. A total of 45 students competed with their market and breeding projects, with 42 students successfully selling their market projects at auction, earning an impressive $299,081.71 for
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State and federal agencies are working together to bring air monitors and temporary air cleaners to schools in Harney County, which has experienced the most days of unhealthy air of any Oregon county due to wildfire smoke this year. The air cleaners are helping clear smoke from classrooms and other indoor
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members are invited to learn what it’s like to serve on the Board of Directors for Bend-La Pine Schools at a public presentation on Thursday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This informational meeting will be in the Board Room of the Education Center, 520 NW Wall St., Bend. Superintendent Steven Cook
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that $11.5 million is coming to Oregon to boost the state’s programs to close disparities in literacy for students. The U.S. Department of Education is awarding the Oregon Department of Education $11,578,036 to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing
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This school year, thousands of Central Oregon students can get a free lunch and breakfast at school, easing their families’ budget crunch. NewsChannel 21 looked Wednesday at what’s on the menu, and where the funding comes from.
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R.E. Jewell Elementary School in southeast Bend is celebrating a very special back-to-school time, as this year marks the school’s 50th anniversary.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Educator Advancement Council, on behalf of and in partnership with the Oregon Department of Education), Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission announced Friday the release of the 2024 Educator Equity Report. The 2024 Educator Equity Report is the ninth report published by the state
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It’s just about back-to-school time once again, and for students at Barnes Butte Elementary School in Prineville, the first day is next week.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pacific Power Foundation is pleased to provide over $240,000 in grant awards to nonprofits and community organizations in Oregon, Washington and California that promote education and enhance science, technology, engineering and math learning opportunities. They included grants ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 awarded to nine community organizations in Crook and Deschutes
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Oregon State University-Cascades announced its latest building project on the Bend campus will be finished in a few months. The 22,500 square foot Student Success Center has been under construction for the past year. It will be the second sustainable geothermal building on campus. “There’s a lot of excitement around campus form students. They’re really anticipating this
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Redmond High School students, parents and staff will notice cooler air and better ventilation as classes resume this fall as a result of work done over the summer through part of the school district’s bond passed by voters in 2020.
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The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation announced their LessonPLAN (Performing Live Arts Now) Education Series for the 2024-25 school year. The annual series brings public, private and home-schooled students to the Tower Theatre and performers into schools. The program offers low-cost matinees at the historic theatre or in-school workshops to inspire students’ creativity and enhance performing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools recently adopted the Really Great Reading Curriculum, marking the first new elementary curriculum since the pandemic. This presented the challenge of responsibly disposing of old materials to make room for new ones. With no local recycling market for hard-bound textbooks, the school district’s sustainability and custodial staff has
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An after -chool program is looking to expand into Sunriver, but is in need of staff. The nonprofit Camp Fire Central Oregon recently announced a tentative plan to expand its after-school program at Three Rivers School in Sunriver.
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek co-convened a Summer and After School Learning Summit sponsored by the Oregon Community Foundation and Gray Family Foundation. The daylong summit is an essential step in shaping a long-term plan and road map for creating high-quality summer and afterschool programs that generate student success, reducing opportunity gaps and raising
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A nearly 20-year effort to map the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle across the contiguous United States, viewed as critical to protecting the electrical grid during extreme solar storms and against damage from electromagnetic pulses used as weapons, is now complete. The 3-D geoelectric map produced by researchers provides
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