Education Archives

Crook County schools, other local districts stepping up to ensure families’ food access amid halt to federal benefits

October 29, 2025 5:49 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding Redmond School District) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County School District officials, like others around the region, state and…

Bend-LaPine School Board met to discuss goals for the school district

October 28, 2025 7:34 pm Spencer Sacks

(UPDATE: adding quotes from Dr. Steve Cook, adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend-LaPine Schools Board met on Tuesday for a work session to…

Redmond School District seeks applicants to fill three Budget Committee vacancies

October 28, 2025 5:50 pm KTVZ

Update: Adding video REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District is seeking applicants for three vacant positions on the Budget…

Entrepreneur Eboné Bell to speak on leadership and inclusion at OSU-Cascades

October 23, 2025 5:15 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University-Cascades will host Eboné F. Bell, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and anti-bullying advocate, for…

Oregon Court of Appeals visits Ridgeview High School in Redmond to hold oral arguments and answer student questions

October 23, 2025 9:59 am Kelsey Merison

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Thursday at Ridgeview High School in Redmond, three judges from the Oregon Court of Appeals paid a visit to hold oral…

Students speak out in new report addressing mental and physical health concerns

October 22, 2025 7:20 pm Spencer Sacks

(UPDATE: Added Video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students feel they are often left behind when it comes to their physical and mental well being. According…

‘Stand up, speak out, and be the difference’: Central Oregon rallies for change during National Bullying Prevention Month

October 14, 2025 11:19 am Claire Elmer

Central Oregon educators and advocates are joining forces this October to mark National Bullying Prevention Month, while working to create safer and…

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Heart of Oregon Corps launches sprint to raise final funding for Youth Workforce Development Campus in Redmond

October 21, 2025 6:29 pm KTVZ

(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Heart of Oregon Corps kicked off a major fourth-quarter sprint Tuesday to raise the final…

Oregon’s latest statewide student survey shines a spotlight on unmet health needs, makes an urgent call for more support

October 21, 2025 2:28 pm KTVZ

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – More than one in five Oregon eighth- and 11th-graders say they experienced unmet mental or physical health care needs in…

Bend-LaPine School District hosts event with Governor Kotek and Director Dr. Williams to improve school attendance

October 18, 2025 8:21 pm Spencer Sacks

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Class is back in session but kids are not showing up. As of the 23-24 academic school year 33 percent of all students in the…

Bend FFA chapter earns honors at the 98th National FFA Convention and Expo

October 17, 2025 12:26 pm KTVZ

The Bend FFA chapter has been recognized in 2025 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. They were given a 2-star ranking…

Oregon high school students invited to create ads promoting workplace heat safety

October 15, 2025 1:53 pm Silas Moreau

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High school students across Oregon are being encouraged to use their creative skills to promote heat illness prevention in the…

COCC Awarded $1.3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Student Support Services

October 14, 2025 2:04 pm Silas Moreau

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Central Oregon Community College (COCC) a $1.3 million TRIO Student Support…

Meta donates to Crook County schools to boost robotics, launch community programs

October 14, 2025 1:50 pm Silas Moreau

(Update: video added) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School District announced this week that it has received a generous $25,000…

COCC receives federal grant to help low-income, first-generation students succeed

October 14, 2025 11:11 am KTVZ

(Update: video added) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College has received a $1.36 million federal grant that will provide 140…

OSU-Cascades’ early fall enrollment numbers highlight growth in high-demand degree programs

October 14, 2025 10:37 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades released a preliminary fall enrollment report Tuesday that it said…

‘It was low before, it’s low after’: Oregon student test scores show improvement, still not at pre-pandemic level

October 2, 2025 11:57 am Claire Elmer, KTVZ

Oregon’s new state education data reveals a landscape marked by incremental progress and enduring challenges. For the first time since 2021,…

Some ‘carbon credit’ forest projects actually harm the climate; OSU study shows how to avoid that

October 7, 2025 2:24 pm KTVZ

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An analysis of forest-based projects funded through the sale of carbon credits shows that 10% of them may have a net…

Twin threat: Two major West Coast earthquake faults may be linked, so one could trigger the other

October 7, 2025 11:21 am KTVZ

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be…

OSU study: Loneliness among adults linked with amount, frequency of social media use

October 6, 2025 4:14 pm Barney Lerten

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and similar platforms are apparently no antidote for the global loneliness epidemic, according…