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From finance to fingerpaint (and everything in between), your source for news about education

June 3, 2009

Education reporter Lindsey Slater stumbles upon a charming and hysterical Web site dedicated to what we used to believe as children.

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May 6, 2009

See what's going on in the Lawrence school district in the next few weeks.

April 21, 2009

Take an Earth Day quiz — and see where education reporter Lindsey Slater will be off to tomorrow.

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April 15, 2009

Are you a teacher? Need cash for a class project? Let education reporter Lindsey Slater tell you how.

March 2, 2009

Some Lawrence High engineering students are selling their manual labor skills to raise money for the Global Construction Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn.

February 17, 2009

Where the 7 candidates stand on the questions asked last night.

February 16, 2009

As part of the federal $789 billion economic recovery package, public education is in line to get some targeted funds.

February 11, 2009

KU Credit Union will start giving over $5,000 in awards to local outstanding teachers throughout the year

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February 9, 2009

The college prep classes at LHS are winning everything.

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February 4, 2009

This weekend is the Douglas County Spelling Bee. Education reporter Lindsey Slater hopes she doesn't spell anything wrong in this blog post.

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January 13, 2009

Social networking is a hot topic with teens — but will you sacrifice 10 friends for The King?

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January 8, 2009

A group of second-grade boys from Pinckney School are getting some national TV coverage on Friday.

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January 7, 2009

Education reporter Lindsey Slater is sick -- and knows that spreading germs in schools, especially elementary schools, is easy. But how can you stop it? And how can you make your child feel better?

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January 6, 2009

Education reporter Lindsey Slater is working on a GO! cover story on teen dating and is looking to see what she can get out of local teens (combined with a little Internet research) about what exactly "dating" means.

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December 17, 2008

Education reporter Lindsey Slater counts down the top 5 stories in Lawrence education for 2008.

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December 3, 2008

Alec Greven, a 9-year-old from Castle Rock, Colo., wants to help you get the ladies with his new advice book, "How To Talk To Girls."

December 1, 2008

iTunes U offers free podcasts and videos for everyone who wants to continue learning.

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November 6, 2008

Front pages across the world blared "Obama" yesterday, following Barack Obama's historic victory in the U.S. presidential race.Lost in the din of the historic moment was the mock election results at Free State High School.

November 3, 2008

With only one day to go until the polls open (and close), the candidates are making their final pushes to connect with voters. And at Free State High School, the mock campaign continues.