Two Redmond career and technical education teachers are honored as Oregon’s best
Two talented, inspiring teachers from the Redmond School District were recognized at the Oregon Association for Career & Technical Education…
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‘Love Food, Not Waste’: Bend-La Pine Schools expands food waste composting program
Bend-La Pine Schools serves over 11,000 meals daily across the district. And like any food program, that generates considerable food…
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COCC Board approves $5 per-credit tuition hike for 2023-24 academic year
The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors voted Wednesday evening to approve an in-district tuition increase of $5 per credit for the…
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Redmond high schoolers visit COCC to check out tech and trades, from welding to self-driving cars
Students from Redmond three high schools visited the Redmond campus of Central Oregon Community College on Friday for a Career and Technical…
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University of Oregon receives $800K from EPA for wildfire smoke research facility
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the University of Oregon has received $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to…
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Bend-La Pine names new principals for High Desert, Pilot Butte middle schools, Bend Tech Academy
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the hiring of three principals to lead High Desert and Pilot Butte middle schools…
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COCC awarded $600,000 to expand veteran assistance with ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
A U.S. Department of Education grant announced by this week by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will expand veteran student services at Central…
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COCC receives $600,000 federal grant to create ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S.…
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Mtn. View HS set to add school-based health center, though weather delays modulars’ arrival
Mountain View High School is about to add a school-based health center, the sixth in Deschutes County, but the two-section modular building has hit…
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Brian Crook named new Ridgeview High School principal, will start July 1
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond School District announced Monday that Brian Crook will serve as the new principal of Ridgeview High School. …
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COCC’s Redmond campus to host high schoolers for taste of technical training options
Students from Redmond’s three high schools will converge on Central Oregon Community College’s Redmond campus on Friday, April 7, for a day of…
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First major study by Oregon Data Collaborative identifies steps to address nursing shortage
The Oregon Longitudinal Data Collaborative announced last week a newly published study: “Postsecondary Healthcare Education Shortage in Oregon,”…
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Finalists for OSU-Cascades top leadership position to be interviewed, give campus presentations
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The final candidates for the role of chancellor and dean, the top leadership position at Oregon State University-Cascades, will…
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Teacher at Bend’s Seven Peaks School nominated for National History Day Teacher of the Year
The Oregon Historical Society has nominated Megan Kruer, a 7th/8th grade language and literature teacher at Seven Peaks School in Bend, for the…
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COCC adds childbirth, newborn simulators for critical hands-on training of health professionals
Critical life-saving skills were practiced Thursday on new equipment at Central Oregon Community College. Paramedics and health professionals…
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Public invited to meeting to review designs for reimagined Bend Senior High School; renderings released
Community members, staff, students, families and alumni are invited to review draft designs for a reimagined Bend Senior High School during a meeting…
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Crook County HS culinary students win statewide competition, trip to D.C. for national event
Five culinary arts students from Crook County High School brought home the top prize Monday after competing in the Oregon Hospitality Foundation’s…
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Jefferson County 509J set to break ground on first big bond project: new Madras HS soccer complex
The Jefferson County School District 509J is holding a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the start of construction on its…
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Economist John Karl Scholz named next University of Oregon president
The University of Oregon Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to name John Karl Scholz — a distinguished economist, professor, and current…
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It’s a wrap: Bend-La Pine Schools finishing up tasty, fun ways to mark National School Breakfast Week
Bend-La Pine Schools have been celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week, in various tasty ways. They provide breakfast every morning for…
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