Mikalson named Jefferson County ESD superintendent
Jefferson County Education Service District and the High Desert Education Service District announced this week that Shay Mikalson will serve as…
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Breese-Iverson introduces bill to ensure full in-person school reopenings this fall
State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person…
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Oregon HS graduates still have time to apply for Oregon Promise grant
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office of Student Access and Completion encourages Oregon’s graduating high school seniors and…
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COCC delays return to in-person services, postpones reopening to public
Central Oregon Community College announced Thursday that it will postpone the college’s planned summer reopening…
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Bend-La Pine Schools again honor graduating seniors with billboards
This week, contractors are giving several area billboards graduation makeovers to celebrate the Class of 2021. First conceived of for the Class of…
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Strike ends at Oregon Tech as contract deal reached
The faculty at the Oregon Institute of Technology has come to an agreement on a five-year contract with the university, ending a strike that had…
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Bend-La Pine Schools trim high school in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases, quarantines
Bend-La Pine Schools have seen 130 COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks, including more than 20 each at Bend, Mountain View and Summit high schools,…
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Revamped, online COCC newspaper, The Broadside, gets official go-ahead
Central Oregon Community College’s student-run newspaper, The Broadside, recently received approval from college administrators to continue its…
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OSU to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students, staff this fall, including Bend
Oregon State University announced Tuesday that it is planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in the fall term for students and employees…
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UO ‘disappointed’ after large party amid rising COVID cases
The University of Oregon says it’s “disappointed” to learn about large parties during the Ducks spring game as the region weathers a spike in…
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Four finalists chosen for High Lakes Elementary principal; forum set
Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the principal position at High Lakes Elementary School during a…
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Two COCC students among 45 on community colleges’ All-Oregon Academic Team
The Oregon Community College Association announced on Monday the selection of 45 community college students from around the state — including two…
Continue Reading Oregon Tech faculty strike continues into second week
The Oregon Institute of Technology’s faculty union and its administration say they are nearing an agreement as the first strike by a faculty union…
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Becky Johnson begins tenure as OSU interim president
Rebecca “Becky” Johnson began her service Saturday as the interim president of Oregon State…
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Foundation fundraiser brings in record $385K for COCC scholarships
While the major annual fundraising event of the Central Oregon Community College Foundation may have been held without its traditional formal wear…
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Ketsdever named interim vice president of OSU-Cascades
Andrew Ketsdever, chief academic administrator of Oregon State University–Cascades, was named Friday to serve as interim vice president of the Bend…
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OSU study: Combining solar panels and lamb grazing boosts land productivity
Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research by…
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Sisters High School, Middle School to resume classes Monday after ‘pause’ due to COVID-19 cases
Two COVID-19 cases at Sisters High School and a possible connection to Sisters Middle School closed both schools Thursday, for a return to distance…
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700 Bend-La Pine students quarantined: Does the school district need a ‘Plan B’?
The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday night to discuss the status of school reopening and reflected many of the questions — and tension — seen…
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Oregon Tech’s faculty union has gone on strike.…
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