Oregon health, education agencies offer back-to-school health and safety tips
This fall, students, staff and families share a homework lesson: doing what’s needed in our communities to keep schools open and…
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‘Hardhat in Hand’: COCC partners with Facebook, Fortis Construction for training program
A new partnership between Central Oregon Community College, Facebook and Fortis Construction will provide hands-on paid training aimed at developing…
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Over 100 Bend HS, Bear Creek Elementary teachers, staff sign letter opposing nearby homeless camp
More than 100 teachers and support staff at two northeast Bend schools have signed a letter to city councilors and the Bend-La Pine School Board in…
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Sisters teen, an aspiring politician, interviews leaders, creates YouTube channel
Kale Gardner is a 14-year-old Sisters resident, soon to be a freshman in high school. What sets him apart however, is that he’s also an aspiring…
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Redmond School Board votes 3-2 to ‘demand’ state restore local control on masks, vaccines
In a pair of 3-2 votes Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board passed a resolution that “demands” the state return control of pandemic safety…
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OSU-Cascades Summer Academy giving high schoolers a ‘jump start’ to the college experience
Some high school students are spending some of their late-summer days back in a classroom, testing what it’s like to be in…
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Crook County School District reviews school projects for possible bond measure
The Crook County School Board will review a draft list of improvement projects for a possible upcoming bond…
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Bend-La Pine Schools set 2 info sessions on expanded online learning program
Families can learn more about Bend-La Pine Schools Online program — including details about new supports, staffing and instruction options to…
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Earlier start times for Bend-La Pine elementary schools raise concerns for some parents
Elementary school students in the Bend-La Pine Schools again will be starting school earlier than middle and high schoolers this fall — and this…
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Culver schools will follow state mask, vaccine mandates, delay start of school 9 days
The Culver School District superintendent informed families Friday that the district will reluctantly implement the state mask mandate for students…
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Portland schools to require that staff get COVID-19 vaccinations before classes begin
Portland Public Schools will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the 2021-22 school year, the district…
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Gov. Brown sternly warns school leaders not to violate state’s indoor-mask requirements
Gov. Kate Brown issued a stern open letter Tuesday to Oregon superintendents, school board members and education leaders, warning them that the…
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Bend, Mtn. View HS football teams’ pre-season practice affected by COVID-19 cases
After being shutdown due to “more than one case” of COVID-19, both Bend and Mountain View High School football teams are allowed to resume limited…
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C.O. high school, OSU-Cascade students making sensors for real-time data for manufacturers
A team of Central Oregon high school students led by an Oregon State University–Cascades computer science junior are building sensors that Oregon…
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Prestigious UW grant helps COCC reimagine ‘History of Islamic Civilizations’ course
A $9,000 grant from the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Middle East Center, was awarded to Central Oregon…
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OSU study: Flocking birds, schooling fish collective movements can stabilize ecosystems
In addition to being visually stunning, schools of herring, herds of wildebeest and countless other groups of organisms that act in concert can help…
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Bend-La Pine School Board adopts school return plan with mask mandate at divisive meeting
Hundreds gathered at Bend Senior High School for a tension-filled Bend-La Pine School Board meeting Tuesday evening, as many showed up in opposition…
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Redmond schools prepare for major renovations to address safety, population growth
Last fall, Redmond School District voters approved a $27.5 million bond measure, with the goal of improving school facilities and making them safer…
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Popular Bend after-school program Kids Inc. looks to fill 30 staff vacancies
Kids Inc., the popular Bend after-school program, is hoping to find more workers to serve kindergartners through…
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Funding boost means more Oregon Opportunity Grants available to students
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission Office of Student Access and Completion announced to announce that the recent approval of an…
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