The view from a cliff often produces a big picture.
The University of Kansas indeed stands at the edge of a demographic cliff that is expected to produce a big drop in the number of high school graduates for the university to recruit for years to come. With that in mind, it’s not surprising that KU’s new $30 million Jayhawk Welcome Center was built with a big picture in mind.
But, maybe you weren’t ...
There soon may be a trio of communities in Kansas where teachers don’t have to go through a four-year university degree program before they start serving as K-12 teachers.
The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday gave its support to an idea of a pilot program that would allow people who are working in the education field or have special skills related to education — perhaps as a paraeducator or as another ...
It is one thing to have room to bake bread. It is another to have room to break it. A popular eastern Lawrence bakery has announced plans to open a new location on Massachusetts Street to give it more room to both bake and break.
The folks at 1900 Barker Bakery and Cafe have announced plans to move into the vacant space at 816 Massachusetts St., which used to house Alchemy Coffee. The Massachusetts Street ...
Updated at 4:40 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2023
A plan to renovate KU’s football stadium and build a new “campus gateway” around it has won a $50 million state grant and a commitment of $150 million in funding from the KU Endowment Association.
The Kansas Department of Commerce confirmed to the Journal-World Monday afternoon that the state has awarded KU the grant as part of its University Challenge Grant ...
University students who rely on health insurance through a program run by the Kansas Board of Regents should prepare for about a 6.5% to 8.5% price increase, while some also will see a decline in benefits.
The Kansas Board of Regents will be asked Wednesday to approve new rates for an insurance program that is offered to students at the University of Kansas and other public universities in the state.
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When we reported earlier this month that Lawrence single-family home construction in 2022 fell to its lowest level in more than 60 years, I suspect there were some people who said, “So what?”
After all, not everybody wants Lawrence to become a bigger place. "More people, more problems" is the attitude among some. Still, I thought the fact that Lawrence built only 79 single-family homes in 2022 was ...
