Education Archives

OSU-Cascades puts Graduate & Research Center up for sale for $8.2 million, will consolidate Bend campus operations

July 7, 2025 1:04 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Planners at Oregon State University-Cascades said Monday they are seeking to sell the Graduate &…

Think Wild Volunteer Day launches habitat restoration project in Prineville

June 30, 2025 3:32 pm Jillian Fortner

Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife conservation nonprofit, invited community members to join a volunteer day on Thursday to help launch a new…

Governor Kotek signs executive order prohibiting student cellphone use during the day in public schools

July 2, 2025 9:41 am Barney Lerten

Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday signed Executive Order 25-09, which aims to improve student educational outcomes and mental well-being across the…

‘Heartbroken’: Parents raise concerns over HDESD cuts affecting children with disabilities

June 25, 2025 9:48 am Jillian Fortner

(Update: Adding video, adding comments from parents, HDESD statement) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Parents, caregivers, and teachers are urging the High…

Five Bend-La Pine School Board members take oath of office

June 19, 2025 3:41 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Five community members elected in May to serve on the Board of Directors for Bend-La Pine Schools took the oath of office…

Student awards announced at COCC’s commencement

June 17, 2025 2:51 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College’s 2025 commencement ceremony, held on Saturday with more than 300 graduates in attendance,…

Bend-La Pine Schools’ free summer meal program begins next week

June 11, 2025 7:59 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will offer healthy meals at no charge to children and teens at four outdoor locations this summer. The…

OSU-Cascades to graduate more than 340 students Sunday, nearing 6,000 total since founding in 2001

June 10, 2025 4:12 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades will graduate 340 students at its 24th commencement ceremony on Sunday, bringing the total…

Elk Meadow Elementary Principal Kit Galloway

Kit Galloway named new principal of Bend’s Elk Meadow Elementary School

June 9, 2025 3:53 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Elk Meadow Elementary School in Bend will have a new principal next school year. Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook…

Bend Police seek tips to identify suspect in early-morning assault on COCC campus

June 5, 2025 3:38 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said Thursday they have yet to identify a suspect in an assault early Tuesday morning on the Bend campus of Central…

OSU-Cascades contributed nearly $90 million to the region in 2024, economic impact report finds

June 4, 2025 3:09 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new study shows that Oregon State University-Cascades contributed $89.9 million in economic impact to the Central Oregon…

Creativity on display: OSU-Cascades showcases Outdoor Products students’ final projects

June 3, 2025 11:28 am Claire Elmer

Students in the OSU-Cascades Outdoor Products program recently were able to put their final projects on display for public…

Nearly 1,400 seniors set to graduate from seven Bend-La Pine high schools in coming days

June 3, 2025 3:54 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will present diplomas to 1,387 seniors during seven high school graduation ceremonies this Thursday through…

Chinook helicopter COCC Veterans Resource Center

COCC rededicates expanded Veterans Resource Center in honor of late Medal of Honor recipient Robert Maxwell

May 29, 2025 3:49 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A special operations Chinook helicopter landed at the COCC football field on Wednesday as the college’s relocated and expanded…

Bend Education Association scholarship recpients

Bend Education Association announces 14 2025 scholarship recipients

May 28, 2025 6:03 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Education Association and its members have awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 14 graduating students of Bend-La Pine…

Redmond principals Doug Taylor Corrie Hopper

Redmond School District names Elton Gregory Middle School principal, Vern Patrick Elementary interim principal

May 28, 2025 5:53 pm Barney Lerten

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District announced Wednesday that Doug Taylor has been selected as the next principal of Elton Gregory…

New principals Heather Bailey Kelly Schmidt

New principals named for Bend’s High Desert and Cascade middle schools

May 28, 2025 3:46 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools announced Wednesday it has chosen new principals for High Desert Middle School and Cascade Middle School…

One Class at a Time: Sky View Middle School students make tiny speakers in special hands-on project

May 28, 2025 12:29 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — When you think back on your time in school, you may remember a particular lesson or project that stuck with you for all your…

OSU-Cascades offers campus tours to community groups

May 27, 2025 6:39 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University – Cascades’ community tour program will continue throughout 2025, in response to community interest…

Students at Sisters Elementary get unique hands-on learning, thanks to Think Wild and Sisters School Foundation

May 27, 2025 5:05 pm Harley Coldiron

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students at Sisters Elementary busted out the gloves last week and dissected owl pellets to learn more about the owl’s…