Federal lease allows OSU’s offshore wave energy testing facility to proceed this year
An Oregon State University-led project to build the nation’s first pre-permitted wave energy testing facility cleared a critical hurdle this week…
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Summit HS student COVID-19 cases rise to 24; no in-person classes through next week
The number of Summit High School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen to 24, mostly from exposures to those who attended a party…
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Sisters School District to seek $33.8 million bond measure in May
The Sisters School District is putting a $33.8 million bond measure on the May 18 ballot that would pay to build a new K-5 elementary school and…
Continue Reading 12 Summit HS students have COVID-19 after big party; free testing offered Friday
Bend-La Pine Schools released the details of free COVID-19 testing being offered on Friday amid an outbreak involving at least a dozen Summit High…
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‘It was great’: Bend-La Pine middle, high schoolers back in class after 10 months
Bend-La Pine middle and high schools welcomed back students on Monday, marking the first day in more than 10 months that all of the district’s…
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Redmond adjusts ‘hybrid’ high school schedules for students’ Feb. 22 return
In an effort to have students on site as much as possible, the Redmond School District said Monday it will bring high school students back to…
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Wyden, Merkley urge Biden to cancel up to $50K in federal student loan debts
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Thursday in reintroducing a resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to…
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7 Redmond Proficiency Academy students receive prestigious art honors
Seven Redmond Proficiency Academy students have won 14 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for…
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OSU announces $50 million anonymous donor’s gift to Reser Stadium renovation
An anonymous donor has made a historic $50 million lead gift to transform Oregon State University’s Reser Stadium into a national best-in-class…
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Oregon public schools see enrollment fall amid COVID-19 impacts, distance learning
There were nearly 22,000 fewer students enrolled in Oregon’s public schools last fall, another impact of COVID-19 restrictions and the move to…
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OSU plans ‘virtual commencement’ ceremonies in Bend, Corvallis
Oregon State University announced Wednesday that June commencement ceremonies in Corvallis and at OSU-Cascades in Bend will be held virtually due to…
Continue Reading Redmond schools report progress for English learners
Last month, the Oregon Department of Education evaluated the progress of English learners in the Redmond School District and determined the district…
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Merkley, fellow Dems propose $130 billion school modernization bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has joined a group of his colleagues to introduce the Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act—legislation that would…
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Oregon’s community colleges celebrate CTE Month
Oregon community colleges will raise awareness of and advocate for career and technical education programs throughout the month of February in honor…
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Bend La-Pine high schooler voices frustration with return-to-class options
With Bend-La Pine kindergarten through third-graders back in class this week and high school students set to return in February, a Summit High School…
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OSU earns four top-five rankings for online education
Oregon State University is ranked No. 4 and is among the nation’s top 10 providers of online undergraduate education for the seventh straight year…
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‘Fantastic!’ Bend- La Pine K-3rd graders return to in-person classes
It was the welcome return of a scene out of the past, as parents lined up to pick their children up from Bend’s North Star Elementary School Monday…
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COCC gets share of $5 million federal grant for advanced manufacturing training
Late last year, Central Oregon Community College partnered with Mt. Hood Community College, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and seven…
Continue Reading Redmond School District pushes back reopening nearly 3 weeks, to Feb. 22
A rise in Deschutes County COVID-19 cases — and a growing number of Redmond School District staff and students sick or in quarantine — will push…
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Central Oregonians react to extension of student loan payments freeze
The Biden administration has extended the student loan payment moratorium through Sept. 30, affecting the nearly 40 million Americans who owe over…
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