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Revising Oregon’s School Reopening Metrics Couldn’t Come Soon Enough

It’s time to make a change
by The Source Staff

If there’s any topic more controversial and ripe for public debate than the current presidential election, it most certainly is the topic of reopening schools. Throughout 2020, we’ve followed the guidance and edicts issued from Oregon’s leadership around the many facets of the pandemic—but as we continue to see students and their families in Central […]

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Back to the Beginning for a Return to School at Bend-La Pine Schools

Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Families with younger children attended Bend-La Pine Schools will have to wait at least another three weeks to see their students return to schools in person. The district announced Monday that due to an increase in cases of COVID-19 in Deschutes County in recent weeks, it would have to delay its plan to send kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade back to school buildings starting next week.

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K-3 Students Will Return to the Classroom in Early October

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced the district will offer hybrid learning earlier than it planned
Laurel Brauns

All Bend-La Pine Schools students in grades K-3 will begin to return to in-person hybrid classes during the week of Oct. 5. The announcement came Tuesday evening from Superintendent Lora Nordquist who stated that COVID-19 cases improved faster than the district anticipated. Originally, BLPS planned to wait until late October to decide whether to bring […]

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Commentary: How to Mentally Prepare Kids for Back-to-School Time

The key: Start now
Julie Schuler, Your Teen Mag; Contributed by Audra Bohn of Sylvan Learning Center of Bend

Even in a “normal” year, back-to-school time can bring on anxiety for many kids. This year, thanks to coronavirus concerns, that anxiety is more widespread than ever. With a multitude of unknowns, we’ve asked two back-to-school experts to come up with some strategies to help us manage these new unknowns. While there is no one […]

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Learning Pods Fill the Gap

Parents struggle to find in-person educational opportunities as schools go 100% online
Laurel Brauns

As families grapple with the reality of online education for all ages in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, some are starting learning pods, while others compete to make the cut into recreational and nonprofit programs. Shannon Sbarra runs Volcano Veggies along with her husband, Jimmy. It’s more than a full-time job, and she’s also […]

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Not in Our Town

Bend City Council makes an anti-hate proclamation
Brian Jennings

The Bend City Council ended 2016 taking a stand against bullying, harassment and hate crimes. With its strongly-worded proclamation, the hope is to foster tolerance and acceptance into 2017 and beyond. “Be it resolved that the City of Bend stands up against bigotry and hate-based violence of all kinds and declares that no one shall […]

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When is a Park not a Park?

The Source Staff

For the citizens of Bend, Troy Field has become a de-facto park. Soccer teams practice there, local residents exercise their dogs there, and community members gather there for picnics and potlucks. It is a major urban open space in downtown Bend and for children who live nearby, the only place to run and play that […]

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