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‘Class Of 2025’ Season 2 epilogue: The road to 2025 continues
Middle school is almost over for the Class Of 2025 -- high school is next. An update on 8th grade, and a look to the future.

Enrollment at Oregon’s community colleges fell in 2020
College enrollment is declining across Oregon. Community colleges have been hit the hardest, with an overall 23% enrollment decline, compared to a 3.8% decline across all institutions. This could spell lasting consequences for both the colleges and students.

Lake Oswego teachers resist reopening, saying they ‘don’t want to die or kill families’
The Lake Oswego teachers union says three-quarters of surveyed members want a vaccine or health indicators to support reopening before they'll go back.

Teachers ask Oregon governor for vaccine, resources, before in-person classes resume
Leaders representing teachers in Oregon’s five largest school districts asked Gov. Kate Brown to base reopening decisions on “science and data, not politics and wishful thinking.”

Bend-La Pine schools to reopen classrooms later this month
Bend-La Pine is one of Oregon's largest districts to resume in-person instruction on a large scale.

‘Class Of 2025,’ Episode 6: Rayshawn & Josh: Why some Black students may do better at home
For two Black students in the Class Of 2025, learning at home has been better than getting an education in-person.

Evergreen School District announces plan to return thousands of students to classrooms in January
More than 10,000 students are enrolled across the Evergreen district in grades that could be eligible. But the plan is will likely face pushback from the district's teachers union.
OSU Cascades researchers examine how COVID-19 messaging reaches different communities
Oregon State University researchers in Bend are looking into why different demographic groups have specific beliefs about the coronavirus pandemic. Both the city and Deschutes County are hoping to use that research to better tailor public health messaging to people in Central Oregon.

Oregon State University’s new police department begins next week, some campus members still oppose it
We Can Do The Work and Disarm OSU — campaigns organized by OSU students, faculty, staff and community members — have been rallying against the formation of a new police department since the university announced its intention to create one last April. The groups are instead advocating for funding to campus services.

‘Class Of 2025′ episode 5: Boys ‘Fall Apart’ in middle school
When it comes to middle school, male students tend to have a harder time than female students. Why?