As part of its planned guidance review process, the Oregon Department of Education released updates Tuesday to Ready Schools, Safe Learners, the 2020-21 school year guidance.
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Oregon State University–Cascades announced Monday it is launching a new laboratory dedicated to advancing social equity and inclusion in Central Oregon by providing business owners and managers tools to foster diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
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Bend-La Pine Schools interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Thursday that Juan Carlos Cuadros has been selected to serve as the district’s new executive director of curriculum and instruction.
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will award $3.5 million in federal funding to support 10 Pollinator Health Research grants across the nation. One of those grants, for $454,939, will be awarded to Oregon State University.
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The Bend-La Pine School Board voted unanimously on Friday to have a delayed, online start to the school year. Classes will resume on Sept. 14, consistent with many other Oregon schools faced with Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 requirements.
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If current metrics hold, Crook County Schools’ kindergarten through third-graders will be back in the classrooms for in-person learning this fall, officials said Friday.
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A faculty-led, student-driven Oregon State University initiative that uses data science to address issues in rural communities is underway, with projects ranging from the impacts of air quality on health in Lane County to regulatory impacts on economic development in Eastern Oregon.
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After Gov. Kate Brown released new COVID-19 metrics on Tuesday, Bend-La Pine Schools officials said students likely will not return to the classroom in the fall. Some parents say that’s the best approach for their children, but others are struggling to determine what to do amid work schedules and other issues.
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Under new COVID-19 metrics released Tuesday, students in most Oregon counties may not be able to return to their classrooms this fall, officials said.
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There are, as you’d expect, many changes to come for Oregon’s day care and early child care education centers, due to new safety regulations to protect staff and children from COVID-19.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday the release of draft guidance for early learning and child care programs across the state, following this week’s meeting of the Healthy Early Learners Council.
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When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, “What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?”
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The Redmond Proficiency Academy Class of 2020 recently received over $40,000 worth of Redmond-area and Central Oregon-based college scholarships.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The global population of the critically endangered Chinese crested tern has more than doubled thanks to a historic, decade-long collaboration among Oregon State University researchers and scientists and conservationists in China, Taiwan and Japan. The project included OSU’s Dan Roby and Don Lyons and was led by Chen Shuihua of the
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Thanks to a more than doubling of state funding, NeighborImpact announced Friday it’s launching a major expansion of its Head Start program for the 2020-21 school year. NeighborImpact’s total slots will increase 43 percent, from 445 to 638 children.
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Oregon State University–Cascades said Thursday it is planning for a fall term focused on student success and public health safety, with 80% of courses offered with elements of face-to-face instruction.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Thursday, following Wednesday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools Reopening Council: “As COVID-19 continues to spread across Oregon, it has become clear that school this fall will not look like a normal year. Many, if not most Oregon students are in districts that will
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in a lawsuit Wednesday against U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education, challenging the repeal of 2016 “borrower defense” regulations for students, replaced with ones they claim mainly benefit predatory for-profit schools. The state officials said 2016 borrower
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The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors on Wednesday evening approved the school’s fall reopening plans, with some in-person instruction returning, along with online and hybrid classes.
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New Redmond school Superintendent Dr. Charan Kline informed parents and the community on Friday about the current, preliminary plans for a fall return to classes, if things go well in regards to COVID-19.
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