Sound Off: Teacher contracts

Ummmm, that would take FOREVER - and the KNEA has each teacher's best interest at heart.

April 7, 2013 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Voters to have their say on future of Lawrence schools

Gmom5,
I read your comment, " why don't we save some bond money and reopen Centennial or East Heights if the growth is in the center, or Wakarusa if the growth ends up being in the west? Look, no one said you couldn't replace your portables and have your kitchens, cafeteria's, AND gyms, but all these additional Classrooms are not necessary when they've been built already."
It costs money to keep schools running. It costs more money to keep more schools running. We would not be better off REopening old buildings that are not up to par and pouring money into them. What we have decided to do, with the help of people who study these types of things, is to remodel the buildings that are currently open.
It is a smart decision, you need to quit beating the dead of horse of REopening closed school.

March 29, 2013 at 10:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Voters to have their say on future of Lawrence schools

Um, ShePrecedes, clearly - very clearly - you have not set foot into a school building, let alone a classroom in this district. Because had you of done either of those two then you would not say, "There is no reason whatsoever that this issue cannot be postponed until a time when people have financial well-being."
Because we cannot wait to prepare our students. We are lacking RIGHT now. In terms of resources, specifically technology, we have less than any district surrounding us. But you wouldn't know!

March 29, 2013 at 10:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence district testing 'blended classroom' model to provide more flexibility, learning opportunities

If you people want our children to succeed in college and beyond in the real world, then this district needs to get with the times. We lack technology that all of the surrounding districts currently have - and that all of the colleges and universities have - we must be able to compete to help our children succeed.
We also have the lowest debt of all of the surrounding districts.
This will be money well spent when the bond goes through. And Doll has no choice but to put the money in the itemized list that has been written and is available for your viewing. There is no where else to put the money except in the OLD OLD OLD elementary buildings and the technology that we do not have. Do you know what year Cordley was built? That building was built in the early 1900s. Crazy old. Old is not always bad, but come on - how about a new HVAC? How about making sure it is handicap accessible?

And all you nay sayers need to go into our OLD OLD OLD elementary buildings that are lacking technology and do some comparisons with the districts around us. And look at you - on a computer - shouldn't our children have the same available to them in order to prepare for the future?
Wow people, I wish you were more progressive and saw the good in investing in our children and their future.

March 11, 2013 at 6:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence schools now out of snow days

For those of you who believe Wednesday collaboration is worthless: this is for you.
Check the research and tell me what you find out about teachers collaborating with one another without interruption about student achievement.
Get back to me when you look up some scholarly articles about that...

February 26, 2013 at 12:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

New microbrewery planned for downtown Eudora

Need some local music to go along with the local beer/mead? Try Brian Baggett, his solo guitar skills are off the charts. The atmosphere is enhanced greatly by his playing and improvising. www.brianbaggett.net

February 4, 2013 at 11:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Fort Hays State student newspaper prints last issue; Daily Kansan editor says things going smoothly there

I'm not surprised. FHSU has a cutting edge internet presence right now. They want in on the internet instead of on paper, money saver!

February 1, 2013 at 8:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Fighting continues over anti-union bill

They want the teachers to have to write a check because they are sure this will downsize enrollment. They believe that making a teacher write a check to the union instead of getting an automatic deduction will deter them from joining or remaining a member. That is the bare bones. That is why they are doing this to public school teachers. They are trying to break us down so we cannot have a voice.
I would also like to add, as a public school teacher, that I have never been harassed or persuaded or pressured into joining my union. I have, however, been pressured on many levels and more than once to have an automatic deduction from my check for United Way. I am for United Way and KNEA, but putting pressure on us has never come from KNEA.

February 1, 2013 at 8:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

School board formally sets bond election

Well I can't think of anything else that needs more attention than our technology needs and securing our buildings. There won't be money left once we are brought up to par this way and we are running safe and effective schools that are preparing our kids for their future. Believe me, now we are selling them short!

January 15, 2013 at 1:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

School board formally sets bond election

Have any of you nay sayers walked into an LPS school lately? I think not.
We are not up to par with surrounding districts. We do not have the technology required to prepare our students with the real world, we hardly have any technology as it stands.
And these buildings - geesh. They are old and they are not secure.
I don't know why you people don't want better for our kids.

January 15, 2013 at 1:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )