The community is invited to a town hall meeting in May regarding risks and challenges faced by local youth. The event is hosted by Engage Douglas County, a coalition focused on preventing substance misuse and promoting mental health with a primary emphasis on youth under 18. Students, ...
Even though the Lawrence school district changed its cellphone policy less than two years ago to improve student learning, it may have to change it again to comply with a new state law. Kansas’ new school phone law – House Bill 2299 – creates a bell-to-bell ban on student use of ...
The Kansas State Board of Education has named Jake Steel as the next state commissioner of education on Tuesday. Steel is currently the director of strategy and operational alignment at the KSDE, where his work has helped secure $26 million in federal funding for Kansas schools and expanding ...
The Lawrence school district’s new Family Engagement Center is aiming to open on the same day as the district’s annual Kids Expo in the summer. The Family Engagement Center will be opening ahead of the 2026-2027 school year at the district’s Education Support Center, 110 McDonald Drive, ...
Lawrence school board members will consider a step towards a boiler system replacement at Lawrence High School on Monday. The proposal comes from Lankford | Fendler and Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. in the amount of $26,750 to provide consulting engineering services for the new boilers ...
A federal judge ruled in a Gaggle surveillance case filed by students that the Lawrence school district violated the Kansas Open Records Act by failing to respond to student requests, and now, the district must comply. On Oct. 30, 2025, students filed Kansas Open Records Act requests with the ...