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1,100 Bend-La Pine parents sign petition against AI on school devices
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (354+ words) Published 12:57 pm Wednesday, February 11, 2026 More than 1,100 Bend-La Pine Schools parents signed a petition urging the school district to limit screen time in schools and raised concerns about generative AI on student iPads. Many parents also voiced their concerns in person…...
Bend after-school program a safe place for neurodivergent kids
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (958+ words) Published 8:00 am Wednesday, February 11, 2026 After throwing a rock during a game, a student expected to be sent home. Instead, he and the teachers talked through what had happened and problem-solved for steps he could take the next time he got…...
Strong Skills for Career Starts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (83+ words) Strong Skills for Career Starts'bendbulletin.com Strong Skills for Career Starts Published 1:45 pm Monday, February 2, 2026 COCC's skills-oriented education programs, from Addiction Counseling to Automotive Technology, are in the spotlight during national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month By Mark Russell…...
RPA students walk out of class, weekend ICE protests
1+ week, 4+ day ago (429+ words) Published 1:03 pm Saturday, January 31, 2026 By IAN HAUPT/Redmond Spokesman Redmond Proficiency Academy students walked out of class Friday afternoon to join a nationwide strike and protest against ICE activity in communities across the country. Over 50 students gathered in Centennial Park…...
Chesterton Academy to host dinner Feb. 7
1+ week, 6+ day ago (261+ words) Noemi Arellano-Summer is schools, youth and families reporter at the Bulletin. She previously reported on homelessness and the 2020 eviction moratorium with the Howard Center of Investigative Journalism through Boston University. She was raised in Long Beach, California, where she started…...
Oregon graduation rates show improvement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (737+ words) Published 10:32 am Thursday, January 29, 2026 Oregon high schoolers in the class of 2025 graduated at all-time highs for the state but still at a lower rate than recent national averages, according to the latest state data. Despite stubbornly'small gains'in student proficiency in…...
New federal nutrition guidelines will slowly trickle into Central Oregon
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (238+ words) Published 12:03 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2026 New federal nutrition guidelines, including a renewed focus on meat and whole milk, won't make their way into Central Oregon school cafeterias anytime soon. The guidelines emphasize consumption of fresh vegetables, whole grains and dairy products,…...
COCC awarded $2.2 million to create new certifications
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (237+ words) Published 10:05 am Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Central Oregon Community College has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, which will be used to develop short-term certificates for manufacturing technology. The grant comes…...
Overhaul of Oregon school funding formula, goals of public education has lawmakers at odds
3+ week, 2+ day ago (772+ words) Published 5:27 am Monday, January 19, 2026 There's an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger questions about the goals of Oregon's public education system....
Column: How many books are Bend students reading in school?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (300+ words) Published 6:00 am Saturday, January 17, 2026 I was dropped into a high school in Germany for a few weeks after I finished my junior year in high school. It was an exchange program sponsored by the German company my dad worked for....