Children’s author Samantha Childs writes book aimed at preventing bullying
(Update: Adding video, comments by author) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – October marks National Bullying Prevention Month. Author Samantha Childs has focused…
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Oregon school leaders defend, Drazan blasts vote to continue pause in basic skills test graduation requirement
The Oregon Department of Education is defending a controversial state board decision to continue a pause on a high school graduation testing…
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OSU Board approves strategic plan, including goal to nearly double OSU-Cascades enrollment by 2030
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday accepted a university strategic plan that will guide Oregon State through 2030, and in which…
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Jefferson County School District, city of Madras partner on 35-acre ‘Land Lab’ for hands-on agriculture learning
Jefferson County School District 509J announced Tuesday a new collaboration with the City of Madras, signing a lease agreement for 35 acres of land…
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Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent pens letter decrying Hamas violence, supporting Jewish community
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook sent a letter to school district staff and families on Monday, condemning the terrorist acts by…
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Arctic conditions cause major swings in gray whale populations, OSU-led study shows
Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the…
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Bend-La Pine Schools Transportation Director Kim Crabtree honored as district’s Administrator of the Year
Bend-La Pine Schools presented its Administrator of the Year award Thursday to school district Director of Transportation Kim Crabtree. The…
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‘If I can do it, you can do it too!’: COCC’s Adult Basic Skills program expands to meet the region’s growing need
Central Oregon Community College has been busy expanding their Adult Basic Skills program and is now able to help nearly twice as many students…
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Jewell Elementary’s Araceli Rigney named Bend-La Pine Schools’ 2023 Support Person of the Year
R.E. Jewell Elementary School dual immersion educational assistant Araceli Rigney was named Support Person of the Year for Bend-La Pine Schools…
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‘Kind of terrifying’: OSU-Cascades parents receive scam phone calls, claiming their child was kidnapped
Scam phone calls are hard to avoid, but some are more than just a bother – they are downright frightening. The parents of some OSU-Cascades…
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Bend’s Buckingham Elementary School receives gold-level award for STEM education efforts
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend’s Buckingham Elementary School has been awarded the GOLD level for their efforts to transform STEM education and elevate…
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OSU-led project receives $2.5 million from DOE to study community perceptions of offshore wind energy
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a team of researchers led by Oregon State University to receive up to $2.5…
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OSU fossil researcher discovers new ‘micro-wasp’ with mystery, cloud-like structures at ends of antennae
Fossil researchers have discovered a novel genus and species of tiny wasp with a mysterious, bulbous structure at the end of each…
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COCC brings discussion, bead-making to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Central Oregon Community College will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — Monday, Oct. 9 — with two free events on the Bend campus: an…
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OSU-Cascades holds job fair, hiring students for hundreds of on-campus jobs and research opportunities
OSU-Cascades is recruiting students to fill hundreds of jobs, right on the Bend…
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OSU study: DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact…
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COCC’s Small Business Development Center offers entrepreneurs new series all about networking
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While networking might seem like a long and winding road for many small business owners, the inaugural session of a new series…
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Parent of Ponderosa Elementary first-grader voices concern over classmate’s threat; district says it wasn’t ‘credible’
A parent’s disturbing report that a Ponderosa Elementary School first-grader had made violent threats spread quickly online Monday morning, but a…
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Rosenblum, other AGs urge Biden administration to do more to protect borrowers as student loan payments resume
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined 19 other attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to take more…
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OSU-Cascades to host cultural celebration of First Peoples of Central Oregon, salmon bake
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University – Cascades will host a slate of events celebrating the history and culture of the Confederated Tribes…
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