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 Oregon Community College, helping to create a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success.
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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. Department of Education to expand veteran student services into a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success on the COCC campus.
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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 some weather-relayed delays this snowy spring break week.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond School District announced Monday that Brian Crook will serve as the new principal of Ridgeview High School. Crook is returning to Central Oregon from Deer Valley School District in Arizona and will officially begin on July 1. Crook brings 16 years of experience as a high school administrator in
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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 hands-on discovery in the automotive, manufacturing and apprenticeship programs as part of the college’s inaugural “Career and Technical Education Preview Day.”
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The Oregon Longitudinal Data Collaborative announced last week a newly published study: “Postsecondary Healthcare Education Shortage in Oregon,” a statewide analysis of the nursing education shortage that is impacting every region of Oregon.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The final candidates for the role of chancellor and dean, the top leadership position at Oregon State University-Cascades, will each visit the Bend campus during the weeks of March 20 and April 3 for interviews and meetings, and a presentation to the OSU-Cascades campus community. Finalists also will visit Oregon State’s
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The Oregon Historical Society has nominated Megan Kruer, a 7th/8th grade language and literature teacher at Seven Peaks School in Bend, for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award for her work with students on Oregon History Day, an affiliate of the National History Day® program.
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Critical life-saving skills were practiced Thursday on new equipment at Central Oregon Community College. Paramedics and health professionals experienced hands-on training with life-like newborn mannequins.
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Community members, staff, students, families and alumni are invited to review draft designs for a reimagined Bend Senior High School during a meeting Wednesday, March 22 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Five culinary arts students from Crook County High School brought home the top prize Monday after competing in the Oregon Hospitality Foundation’s Statewide Oregon ProStart® Championships in Salem.
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The Jefferson County School District 509J is holding a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the start of construction on its bond projects.
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The University of Oregon Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to name John Karl Scholz — a distinguished economist, professor, and current provost at University of Wisconsin-Madison — as the university’s 19th president. He starts July 1.
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Bend-La Pine Schools have been celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week, in various tasty ways. They provide breakfast every morning for students, but this week was special.
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The Oregon Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to enforce students with disabilities’ right to attend school full-time.
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The Redmond School District is dealing with a post-Covid shortage of volunteers. The district is looking for volunteers in all roles — from reading to students to being a part of the construction tech program.
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The first electric school bus for Bend-La Pine Schools — and the first east of the Cascades — is ready to hit the streets of Central Oregon, the district announced Wednesday.
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Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the selection of three new principals to serve at local elementary schools: Nichole Reiland will serve at Pine Ridge Elementary School, Patrick Flanagan will serve at Ponderosa Elementary School and Lybe (pronounced lib-ee) Hawkins will serve at Silver Rail Elementary School.
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Just about everyone remembers “shop class” from their high school days. Now, CTE (career technical education) covers a wider array of skills for students to learn and weigh their futures, as Patrick Priest found at La Pine High School this week.
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Community members are invited to learn more about what it’s like to serve on the school board during an upcoming informational session. The event is set to take place in the media center at Bear Creek Elementary School on Thursday, March 2 at 5:30 p.m.
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