The Lawrence Schools Foundation this week received a $25,000 check from Envista Federal Credit Union. The check, presented at Wednesday's school board meeting, is part of the “KU Wins, Envista Gives” program and was donated as the school district honored 13 student leaders for showcasing ...

A team working on the STEAM transition for Liberty Memorial Central Middle School has backed away from a proposal to start the school day later on Wednesdays. At the last meeting of the Lawrence school board, the team had proposed starting at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesdays, which concerned several ...

The Lawrence school board on Wednesday is scheduled to hear more about Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s transition to a STEAM curriculum. The board is meeting on Wednesday this week instead of Monday because four of the seven board members were traveling back from the National ...

Billy Mills Middle School will have a new assistant principal and athletics director come July. The school's principal, Andrew Taylor, announced Monday that Sara (Reichenberger) Murray would be taking on the roles effective July 1, pending school board approval. Murray, a Lawrence resident ...

A Lawrence school bus got into an accident with a car Friday afternoon on its way to pick up West Middle School students. The accident occurred near Bob Billings Parkway and Crestline Drive. According to school district spokeswoman Julie Boyle, no students were on the bus at the time — only ...

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers are trying to overhaul special education funding for public schools in a move condemned by public school advocates. The latest version of Senate Bill 387, a budget bill that will govern state education funding for the next three years, would change the state’s ...