Passing drivers honked their horns as students chanted “no more mandate!” along 27th Street in front of Mountain View High School during a walkout and rally Monday morning.
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After the Mountain View freshman football team played it’s game against Summit Thursday night, coach Mark Schulz gathered his players to share some unfortunate news:
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Central Oregon Community College’s Latinx program is hosting free virtual viewing events this month in honor of Latinx Heritage Month, including a prerecorded music event, viewable Oct. 19-23, that celebrates the life, times and work of three significant Latin and South American women, and traditional pupusa and Chilean sopaipilla cooking demonstrations.
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All across the nation, parents have voiced their concerns with school boards when it comes to COVID-19 mandates and some curriculum, including here in Central Oregon. And events of the past few weeks have raised the tenor of that debate, as evident both outside and inside the Bend-La Pine School Board meeting Tuesday evening.
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Simon and Christina Maxouris, CNN Hoping to help curb what officials are calling an “extraordinary shortage” of substitute teachers across the state, the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission announced a new rule temporarily dropping the bachelor’s degree requirement to become licensed in some cases. The temporary rule, which is set to expire
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A team of Oregon State University researchers has received a $2.5 million federal grant to work on reducing harmful emissions from wood-burning stoves, a primary source of heat in Native American communities and in low-resource areas in the United States.
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With only a week go go before Oregon’s vaccination mandate deadline, school districts across the state are dealing with possible resignations by numerous staff members. But more than 100 Crook County Schools
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Community members, staff, students and neighbors are invited to help celebrate the opening of Bend’s newest high school with a ribbon-cutting and football game at Caldera High School on Thursday, Oct. 21. The event will include a free community barbecue from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and a 5:30 p.m. football game kickoff, with a half-time celebration, including ribbon-cutting and student performances.
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The Bend-La Pine School District plans to provide weekly COVID-19 testing to students and staff later this year during the fall semester.
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Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to define economic opportunities for hemp in the western United States.
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The Redmond School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to retain outside legal counsel as it seeks to regain local control when it comes to state mask and vaccination mandates.
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Bend-La Pine Schools will not be having homecoming dances this year, but some parents are stepping in to try to fill the gap.
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The Redmond School District canceled three bus routes for students Monday morning due to seven bus drivers calling in sick, an unusually high number, officials said.
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The Oregon State University Science Pub on Monday, Oct. 11 will focus on how science fiction like Star Trek movies and television programs may strengthen hope for building a better future when the world seems overcome with crises.
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An international collaboration, including Oregon State University researcher Bev Law, says the health of a terrestrial ecosystem can be largely determined by three variables: vegetation’s ability to uptake carbon, its efficiency in using carbon and its efficiency in using water.
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Central Oregon Community College is pleased to share its lineup of free events for the community on Monday, Oct. 11, following the recent decision to formally recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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Oregon Senate Bill 744, which temporarily suspends graduates’ essential-skills testing as a requirement to earn a high school diploma, has sparked concern among Central Oregon school districts. Some fear it may impact the level of education students receive.
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A $242,700 federal grant recently awarded to Central Oregon Community College will provide funding over four years to alleviate child care costs for low-income students. The funds will also help launch the Bend-based Little Kits Early Learning & Child Care Center at Oregon State University-Cascades, a year-round program with an integrated teacher-training component.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On a split 3-2 vote Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board rejected Superintendent Dr. Charan Cline’s recommendation to terminate a Terrebonne fourth-grade teacher for refusing to wear a mask in class.
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A civil rights activist and a leader on race, religion and contemporary culture will be featured at virtual presentations hosted by the Oregon State University-Cascades Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Laboratory this fall.
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