A total of 74 Oregon high schools serving more than 36,000 students have secured career readiness grants topping $7.629 million, including $250,000 to Jefferson County School District 509J for their new Health Sciences CTE program.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the selection of three elementary school interim principals to lead their schools on a permanent basis. All three are serving in an interim principal status this school year and recently interviewed to continue on a permanent basis, beginning this fall. They are Marc Zollinger,
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The Bend-La Pine School Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to place a five-year local option levy on the ballot this May.
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The Bend-La Pine School Board voted 6-0 Tuesday evening to put a five-year local option levy on the May 21 ballot, as expected.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County School Board is pleased to announce the selection of three finalists for the position of superintendent. After a thorough and rigorous selection process, the board has identified the following candidates: Casey Hallgarth: Superintendent./Principal, Prairie City School District #4, Oregon Dr. Melissa Skinner: Executive Director of Leadership, Ector County Independent
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Deschutes County Farm Bureau is proud to announce the expansion of its scholarship program for the year 2024. With a commitment to supporting education and fostering the growth of local talent, the Deschutes County Farm Bureau is offering a variety of scholarships to deserving students within the community. New for
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bargaining teams representing Oregon’s seven public universities and Service Employees International Union Local 503, which represents classified employees working at the state’s universities, reached a tentative agreement in contract negotiations early Tuesday morning, days after the union declared an impasse in talks. “We are very pleased that agreement has been reached,”
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(Update: Adding video, interview with professor) NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can demonstrate lasting behavioral changes, with the impact extending to offspring that were never exposed firsthand, a recent study found. The findings raise concerns not just for fish, but for
Continue Reading Wages, cost-of-living adjustments key issues in talks; OSU-Cascades has 38 classified employees EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Friday morning, the Service Employees International Union Local 503 bargaining team representing 4,500 classified employees working at Oregon’s seven public universities, including OSU-Cascades, declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the schools. Here’s the full statement issued by
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forests in the coolest, wettest parts of the western Pacific Northwest are likely to see the biggest increases in burn probability, fire size and number of blazes as the climate continues to get warmer and drier, according to new modeling led by an Oregon State University scientist. Understanding how fire regimes
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Higher Education Coordinating Commission on Tuesday released Oregon’s first Semiconductor Workforce and Talent Assessment, providing an overview of the semiconductor industry and workforce landscape. The study recommends significant changes focused on strengthening education pathways and diversifying the workforce in order to address the talent needs of Oregon’s growing semiconductor industry. The assessment, developed
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PORTLAND, Ore., February 20, 2024 — OnPoint Community Credit Union is calling for the public’s help to honor the region’s most inspiring and innovative teachers. Anyone can nominate a local educator for the 2024 OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education. The OnPoint Prize will award $193,000 to the winning educators and schools in May of this year.
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OSU–Cascades is seeking $24 million from the Oregon Legislature to expedite the next phase of its land remediation, which will provide space over the next decade to serve the growing campus’s academic, research and student housing needs.
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Wednesday’s snowfall and slick roads led to a few school closures and delays Thursday around the High Desert, and forecasters said a blue-sky break between storms would end later in the day.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Redmond Proficiency Academy’s annual open enrollment period begins on Thursday, February 15 at 8 a.m., and runs through Friday, March 1 at 5 p.m., Executive Director Jon Bullock announced Wednesday. The two-week period serves as an opportunity for students and families to learn more about the tuition-free public charter school and
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A chemical element so visually striking it was named for a goddess shows a “Goldilocks” level of reactivity – neither too much nor too little – that makes it a strong candidate as a carbon-scrubbing tool. The element is vanadium, and research by Oregon State University scientists has demonstrated the ability
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College’s “Growing Together” fundraising campaign has received a major grant of $300,000 from the Roundhouse Foundation to support the college’s long-planned and shovel-ready Madras campus expansion. The significant investment will help COCC’s development of a 24,000-square-foot building designed for early childhood education programs, registered nurse and other health
Continue ReadingTwo welding students from Mountain View High School are finding their career paths through an internship at Max Manufacturing, a metal fabrication shop in northeast Bend. It’s part of a growing movement to get students trained in technical skills that will help fill an age gap in experienced workers.
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Negotiators for Bend-La Pine Schools and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 6 reached a conceptual agreement Wednesday evening on a new contract for about 900 classified employees in the school district, including those who transport students, run school offices, prepare and serve meals, clean and maintain facilities, support students in the classroom, and serve in other support roles.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Openings are available to community members for confidential in-person and telehealth mental health counseling through the Community Counseling Clinic at Oregon State University–Cascades. The clinic is housed within OSU-Cascades’ Master of Counseling program and allows graduate students to develop expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapies under the close supervision of faculty and clinical
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