- Four candidates to vie for school board seats
- January 22, 2013
- The 2013 school board race has drawn fewer candidates than either of the last two elections. By Peter Hancock
- Morse files for Lawrence school board
- January 18, 2013
- Adina Morse filed paperwork Friday morning to run for the Lawrence school board. By Peter Hancock
- Third candidate files for school board seat
- January 17, 2013
- Kristie Adair, a former paraeducator, is the third candidate to file for the April 2 school board election. By Peter Hancock
- School board formally sets bond election
- January 14, 2013
- Passage of a resolution officially puts $92.5 million bond issue on the April 2 ballot. By Peter Hancock
- School board to consider legal settlement
- January 13, 2013
- Agreement would cost $25,000 to settle wrongful termination claim by former employee. By Peter Hancock
- Big decisions in store for public schools in 2013
- $92.5 million bond issue, new science standards, NCLB waiver on education agenda
- December 31, 2012
- Education officials in Lawrence and throughout the state are looking ahead to a year of monumental decisions that will be made at every level, from the schoolhouse to the Statehouse, and even the courthouse.
- Lawrence school board to begin finalizing bond proposal
- December 9, 2012
- The Lawrence school board will begin deciding what projects to pursue and how large of a bond issue it wants voters to approve in April. By Peter Hancock
- Lawrence district going its own way on teacher evaluations
- December 3, 2012
- A new evaluation system to be used in Lawrence will tie teachers’ ratings to student achievement, but not by using standardized test scores. By Peter Hancock
- School improvement costs estimated at $85.4 million
- November 26, 2012
- Lawrence school board members are preparing to ask voters to approve a bond issue amid cloudy future for school funding. By Peter Hancock
- State education board to revisit decline in science education
- November 25, 2012
- The Kansas State Board of Education will discuss the complete data from a study showing many teachers have greatly reduced, or even eliminated, the time they spend in class teaching science. By Peter Hancock
- School board to look at preliminary bond numbers
- November 25, 2012
- The Lawrence Board of Education will begin winnowing down its wish list for building improvements, technology upgrades and tech-ed enhancements. By Peter Hancock.
- Lawrence school board may seek new enrollment projections
- November 8, 2012
- Predicting growth patterns will be important for future planning in the district. By Peter Hancock.
- Architects outline priorities for bond issue to upgrade older schools
- October 29, 2012
- Plans for a bond issue in the Lawrence school district came into a little more focus Monday night as architects working on the project outlined the priorities for how proceeds from the bonds would be used. By Peter Hancock
- School board to discuss SLT changes
- Interchange on western leg of K-10 affects district property
- October 29, 2012
- The Lawrence school board will discuss plans for a new highway interchange near Langston Hughes School when it meets at 8 p.m. today. By Peter Hancock
- In efficiency fight, school officials counter that cuts have already left deep wounds
- October 24, 2012
- Governor’s task force searches for waste, but local officials say they’ve achieved efficiency and cuts have already taken a toll. By Peter Hancock.
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