Upcoming COCC Transfer Days event connects students with bachelor’s degree choices
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is hosting its annual Oregon Transfer Days event — an outreach partnership comprised of…
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Bend’s Sky View Middle School students create children’s books to read to Lava Ridge Elementary students
A Bend middle school has added a new creative writing elective. In just its first year, the class at Sky View Middle School has students creating…
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Nominations open for 2024 Oregon Education Support Professional of the Year
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —  Nominations are open to honor the outstanding contributions of education support professionals in Oregon. Now through…
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Still no agreement, so more contract negotiations coming up for Bend-La Pine Schools and their teachers union
What was supposed to be a deadline, or at least a goal of a deal before winter break has been pushed back as negotiators are still not close to…
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Nominations are open for 2024-25 Oregon Teacher of the Year
Nominations are now open for Oregon Teacher of the Year! Honor a special educator in your life on the Oregon Teacher of the Year website through…
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Chavez-DeRemer announces 21 service academy nominees across 5th District, several in C.O.
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has nominated 21 students from across the 5th District to be considered for appointments to…
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COCC financial aid director urges students to try out new, improved federal student loan application
The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) application, a key document for students to receive financial aid, has become much easier to…
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Redmond PD: Social media post threatening C.O. schools deemed not credible, threat came from Portland
A social media post regarding a threat of violence Tuesday at schools in several Central Oregon communities brought a flood of worried calls to…
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The new FAFSA: What you need to know to get financial aid for college
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal…
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A dozen more Bend-La Pine schools to offer free breakfast and lunch in the new year, for total of 22
Thanks to a change in federal guidelines, 12 additional schools throughout Bend-La Pine Schools will serve free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled…
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Forests on west slope of Cascades historically burned much more often than thought, OSU study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forests on the west slope of Oregon’s Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 and 1895 than had been…
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Becky Johnson named interim president of Linfield University in McMinnville
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Linfield University named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president on Tuesday, KGW reported. Johnson…
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Redmond High needs lots of costly work — so students may one day attend Ridgeview HS instead, if voters say yes
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s rare when any school district, large or small, raises the very idea of closing a decades-old high school and moving…
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‘We have a lot to be proud of’: High Desert ESD Superintendent Paul Andrews to retire after 25 years of growth, change
High Desert Education Service District Superintendent Paul Andrews has announced that he will retire at the end of next June after 25 years with the…
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Oregon National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe program graduates over 140 cadets at Redmond ceremony
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Youth ChalleNGe Program graduated over 150 cadets from their 22-week program at the Deschutes County Fair &…
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New OSU genome study eyes nutrition-rich chia seed’s potential to boost human health
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University scientists have sequenced the chia genome and in doing so provided a blueprint for future research…
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Crook County School Board begins online community survey to help select next superintendent
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The search for a new superintendent to lead the Crook County School District is underway. The School board has opened an…
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OSU working to bridge gaps in understanding community resilience to wildfire
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Wildfire researchers from Oregon State University have received $750,000 for multiple projects to bridge a knowledge gap…
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Bend entrepreneurs will gift snowboard company SnoPlanks to OSU-Cascades for hands-on learning opportunity
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The founders of a Bend-based snowboard company, SnoPlanks, will donate it to Oregon State University–Cascades to provide…
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COCC’s Business Center launching new four-week training in IT essentials
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to Central Oregon’s growing demand for skilled IT professionals, the Center for Business, Industry, and…
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