A recent audit from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office points to “substantial deficits” at the state’s 17 community colleges, ones that Central Oregon Community College officials are taking seriously.
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Oregon State University has received $4.8 million from the National Science Foundation to help the United States close a big gap between the number of cybersecurity job openings and the number of qualified applicants for those positions.
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Oregon State University archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the Americas, helping to fill in the history of how early humans crafted and used stone weapons.
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Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and state leaders must focus more urgently on student performance at community colleges, student support, and the colleges’ financial stability amid persistent enrollment declines, according to an audit released Monday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.
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Oregon State University-Cascades has launched a new Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and molecular biology in response to industry need and student feedback.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education continues to effectively implement the High School Success program created by the passage of Measure 98, according to an audit released Monday by Secretary of State Shemia Fagan. This is the third audit on the state’s K-12 education system released in 2022. “Education must be a top priority for
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As tourism grows, the Sustainable Tourism Lab at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend hopes to help communities around the Northwest maintain a balance between tourism, an integral part our local economy, and the desires of community members.
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Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health organization providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from Oregon Community Foundation.
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A team of 22 scientists from the Oregon State University-led Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX, is headed to Antarctica for the first field season in its pursuit of the Earth’s oldest ice — and the climate records preserved in it.
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The 2021-22 edition of the Oregon Statewide Report Card is now available on the Oregon Department of Education website. This annual snapshot of Oregon’s pre-kindergarten through grade 12 education system includes key data on students, teachers and schools.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During Tuesday’s night’s special meeting, the Bend-La Pine Schools’ Board of Directors voted to appoint Kina Condit-Chadwick to fill the vacant seat, Zone 7, at-large. Condit-Chadwick, who was selected from a pool of 18 applicants, will be sworn in at the Dec. 13 meeting of the Board of Directors. Condit-Chadwick works
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Friday, Bend-La Pine Schools students and staff will take part in College and Career Day, a longstanding tradition in the district to draw students’ attention to available pathways after graduation. Schools celebrate the day with a variety of fun, engaging activities including dressing up as a career professional (construction worker,
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Oregon State University said Thursday it is moving to significantly revise the classes required for undergraduate students in an effort to better provide them with the skills, knowledge and experiences that will contribute to their success during and after college.
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The 2022 fall class of 204 first-year students at Oregon State University-Cascades is the largest in the Bend campus’s history and represents a 16.6% increase from a year ago, officials said Thursday.
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Robert Perry was appointed as the newest Redmond School Board member at Wednesday evening’s board meeting. Five top candidates were interviewed by board members to fill Shawn Hartfield’s recently vacated position until June 30, 2023.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $3 million to an Oregon State University researcher to lead the development of a new, high-energy-density battery that does not rely on rare elements.
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Bend Senior High School will host a special dedication ceremony next Thursday for the school’s new Robert D. Maxwell Center as part of the school’s Veterans Day events.
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The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved OSU President Jayathi Murthy’s goals for the 2023 fiscal year and advanced construction of several projects on the Corvallis campus and at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
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The Redmond School Board voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to join a lawsuit against Juul Labs over its flavored vaping products, one of dozen school districts across the state and country to take similar action over the addictive nature of its flavored additives.
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The Oregon Department of Education released Thursday the At-A-Glance School and District Profiles for the 2021-22 school year. At-A-Glance School and District Profiles are designed to provide key school and district level information to local communities.
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