Education Archives

Prineville adventure theme school application period to start

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

Next Tuesday, the Crook County School District will open the application period for families who would like their students to attend the new…

Power outage closes Redmond’s Obsidian MS

February 19, 2020 8:22 am KTVZ News Partners

Obsidian Middle School in Redmond was closed Wednesday due to a power outage but is expected to reopen Thursday, officials…

Crook County schools to use new state funds to add teachers

February 15, 2020 9:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

– The Crook County School District has reports on how its student body has grown and changed in this school year, and how it plans to use new state…

Bill would help part-time professors with health care

February 13, 2020 10:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

Part-time college professors are struggling to afford health care. A bill in the Oregon Legislature would change…

Redmond School District seeks superintendent finalist community panelists

February 13, 2020 2:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Redmond School District Board of Directors invites members of the community to help in the final stages of choosing the district’s next…

Concordia students stage walkout, sit-in over school’s closure

February 13, 2020 11:52 am KTVZ News Partners

Students at Concordia University walked out of class Thursday morning, then staged a sit-in at the president’s office in protest of the Portland…

Bend’s new high school name choices: Woodlands, Vista or Caldera

February 12, 2020 12:29 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend-La Pine Schools naming committee has recommended three options for the new high school under construction in southeast Bend: Woodlands, Vista…

Departing OSU president urges more focus on mental health, students’ needs

February 12, 2020 12:22 am KTVZ News Partners

Nearing the end of his 17-year tenure, OSU President Ed Ray urges state, federal government and Oregonians to address students’ mental health,…

Portland’s Concordia University to close after 115 years

February 10, 2020 10:39 am KTVZ News Partners

After 115 years of operation, Concordia University in northeast Portland will close its doors at the end of the 2020 spring term, according to…

Every Day Matters: Oregon effort tackles school absenteeism

February 7, 2020 6:23 pm KTVZ

Students who regularly attend school are more likely to succeed, so the state of Oregon is working to tackle chronic absenteeism in the school system…

Scholastic awards celebrate Bend-La Pine student artists

February 7, 2020 12:14 am KTVZ News Partners

Student artists in Bend-La Pine Schools earned hundreds of awards for their artwork – from photography to drawing to sculpture — through the…

Crook County HS students race to build hydrogen-fueled car

February 5, 2020 7:57 pm KTVZ

The future is now. Seven students in the Career in Technical Education – or CTE – program at Crook County High School are building a…

Bend-La Pine Schools panel proposes middle, high school attendance areas

February 5, 2020 11:40 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend-La Pine Schools’ Attendance Area Review Committee on Wednesday recommended proposed new middle and high school attendance areas to…

Bend bus driver returns ‘rowdy’ students to school, some parents angry

February 4, 2020 11:31 am KTVZ

A letter was sent home to parents of students at Pine Ridge Elementary School about a school bus incident Monday as some voiced their frustrations…

Redmond schools making big changes to cut K-5 class sizes

January 31, 2020 12:15 am KTVZ News Partners

The Redmond School District has announced major school and boundary changes to take effect in the 2020-2021 school year, in preparation for class…

OSU researchers zeroing in on ‘electronic nose’

January 30, 2020 4:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

Research at Oregon State University has pushed science closer to developing an “electronic nose” for monitoring air quality, detecting safety threats…