Notes and updates about schools in Douglas County.
- First Bell: Blog changes; Facility evaluations online; More pertussis cases reported; Fall break
- November 20, 2012
- News and notes from schools in and around the Lawrence area.
- First Bell: Bond plans for Career and Tech Ed enhancements being formed
- November 19, 2012
- Lawrence schools have had difficulty in the past linking up with technical and vocational schools, but that may soon change.
- First Bell: Appeals court upholds ban on teacher-student relations; Debate about cut scores; Science education in Lawrence
- November 16, 2012
- Additional news from this month’s Kansas State Board of Education meeting.
- First Bell: Lawrence schools honor parents and volunteers
- November 15, 2012
- Community partners in each of Lawrence’s schools were recognized Wednesday for their contributions to local education.
- First Bell: Recognizing volunteers; Science Fair; pre-bond input sessions
- November 14, 2012
- News and notes about schools in and around Douglas County.
- First Bell: Lawrence schools seeking diversity in faculty recruiting
- November 13, 2012
- District to begin recruiting new teachers from historically black colleges and universities to improve faculty diversity.
- First Bell: Lawrence district to conduct telephone survey
- November 12, 2012
- District seeking input on bond issue, facility planning and other issues.
- First Bell: American Education Week; Pinckney Book Fair; Classes out for PreK-5
- November 9, 2012
- Tradition of honoring public schools dates back to World War I.
- First Bell: Reflections on election night
- November 8, 2012
- Question: How do you spend $20 billion on an election and still not change much of anything?
- First Bell: Five questions to ask about today’s elections
- November 6, 2012
- Today’s election is a valuable opportunity for teaching and learning about almost any subject.
- First Bell: A peek into next year’s legislative agenda for education
- November 5, 2012
- School finance, charter schools, discipline policies, achievement gaps and more are on the agenda for the next Legislative Educational Planning Committee.
- First Bell: Pre-weekend updates on school schedules, football playoffs and pre-bond meetings
- November 2, 2012
- Elementary schools in Lawrence are out Friday; high school football playoffs are on; and district officials have more pre-bond public input sessions lined up next week.
- First Bell: Some notes about enrollment figures
- November 1, 2012
- Enrollment figures are harder to track than one might think.
- First Bell: Campbell shows commanding lead in fundraising
- October 31, 2012
- State Board of Education member Carolyn Campbell raised more than $13,000 in the latest reporting period while her challenger Jack Wu has relied exclusively on free publicity.
- First Bell: School finance lawsuit decision looms
- October 30, 2012
- A decision in the school finance lawsuit is expected soon.
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