In partnership with the Redmond Chamber of Commerce, Central Oregon Community College’s Redmond campus is commemorating a quarter century of providing higher education and community enrichment with free public events on March 9 and May 19.
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Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission has announced the approval at its Feb. 9 public meeting of the first 10 commonly numbered courses at the state’s public postsecondary institutions, a change intended to help students receive credit for these undergraduate courses when they transfer between institutions.
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An international collaboration led by Oregon State University scientists has identified 27 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops, including some that the researchers say may not be fully accounted for in climate models.
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At Tuesday night’s Bend-La Pine School Board meeting, Superintendent Steven Cook announced the creation of a new student leadership group: the Student Voice Council.
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Students, staff and community members are invited to meet finalists for the principal positions at Silver Rail, Ponderosa and Pine Ridge elementary schools during upcoming community forums.
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Thanks to a state grant, Oregon State University’s Ecampus online education program is offering assistance to some military veterans in Oregon who learn online but receive significantly less GI Bill housing support than students enrolled in on-campus instruction.
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By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school since the height of the coronavirus
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For students planning to attend Central Oregon Community College this coming fall and looking to secure affordable, convenient on-campus housing, the Bend campus’s residence hall is now taking applications for the 2023-24 school year.
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A new artificial intelligence chatbot has been growing fast and sparking competition, but with the rising popularity of ChatGPT comes several concerns, one about student cheating.
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Each year, Redmond Proficiency Academy gets hundreds more applications than they have spots in the classrooms. And that popularity is evident in a nearly 100% graduation rate.
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Oregon’s K-12 public schools will receive a record $72.2 million from the Common School Fund this year, officials announced during Tuesday’s State Land Board meeting.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week, members of the Oregon House and Senate took action to support the state’s young learners with the introduction of early literacy legislation. Introduced by Representative Jason Kropf (D-Bend), along with a bicameral and bipartisan group of legislators, House Bill 3198 establishes the Early Literacy Success Initiative for children in district-sponsored pre-kindergarten through
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., cosponsored bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would help students in Oregon and nationwide use federal Pell Grants to afford high-quality, shorter-term job training programs. “I’m all in to help working students in Oregon and nationwide afford high-quality job training that helps ensure they can count on a supply of
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Proficiency Academy’s annual open enrollment period begins on Wednesday, February 15 at 8 a.m. and runs through Wednesday, March 1 at 5 p.m. The two-week period allows students and families to learn more about the tuition-free public charter school and apply for admission. “Our Open Enrollment period is an excellent
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Oregon’s statewide graduation rate for the Class of 2022 was 81.3 percent, marking gains for every student group compared to the previous year and the second-highest graduation rate
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The last major pieces of the contract to build the wave energy test facility PacWave South have been executed, paving the way for completion of the Oregon State University-led facility off the coast of Newport.
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Students and staff at Pioneer Alternative High School have a permanent location to call home for the first time in school history, and a ribbon-cutting event is planned Wednesday to celebrate the milestone.
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Bend Senior High School has been awarded a $24,510 grant from the American Welding Society to upgrade its welding program and give students the opportunity to earn an entry-level, Level 1 welder certification while still in high school.
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Central Oregon Community College President Dr. Laurie Chesley recently signed a “carbon commitment” national climate pledge for higher education institutions that initiates a series of steps to strategically reduce the college’s carbon footprint.
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Oregon continues to face new and enduring hazards related to climate change, but opportunities for adaptation and mitigation are also expanding, the latest assessment released Wednesday by the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute indicates.
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