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Alex Baumhardt covers education and the environment for the Oregon Capital Chronicle. oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Feds Will Auction Two Offshore Wind Energy Sites Off Coos Bay and Brookings in October

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The Biden administration will seek bids on developing two wind energy sites off Oregon’s southern coast in October. The announcement on Thursday followed an environmental assessment of the sites off Coos Bay and Brookings by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The analysis found the sites would pose “no significant” impact on people or the environment.   “The advancement of the …

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Teachers Gather to Find Solutions to Pandemic Learning Gaps

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More than 700 teachers from across Oregon spent two days this month in classrooms and lecture halls at Oregon State University in Corvallis to tackle post-pandemic learning gaps.  With $7 million in federal COVID relief money, the Oregon Department of Education and the university launched in late 2023 the Equitable Accelerated Learning Project, which culminated in the two-day summit. The …

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