Two authors and a freelance journalist from Kansas were recognized by judges of some of the most prestigious writing awards in the country on Monday. Anne Boyer was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, while Ben Lerner was shortlisted as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Both Boyer and Lerner are originally from Topeka. Boyer received the award for her book “The Undying: Pain, ...
As the state began to lift restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, Douglas County offices were set to remain closed to the public for another two weeks. The county recently announced in a news release that it would continue its restrictions on public access to its facilities until at least May 18. In the meantime, the county will continue to offer its services through remote options, such as ...
As schools have turned to online learning during the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have explored creative ways to share educational content with students. One Lawrence teacher has stepped her creativity up a notch during this period by launching a comedic and informative web series. Hannah Hurst, an art teacher for Deerfield Elementary School, recently began posting episodes of her own show called “The Art ...
Updated at 3:45 p.m. Friday Employees of Maximus, one of Lawrence’s largest private businesses, are demanding the company to do more to protect them from contracting the coronavirus at work. Some workers from the call center and representatives for the Communication Workers of America union on Friday protested outside the business’ location in the East Hills Business Park, calling for changes to working ...
A Lawrence teacher is set to spend the next school year working with the federal government on education issues related to science, technology, engineering and math. Shakiyya Bland, a learning coach for the Lawrence school district, was one of 15 teachers throughout the country selected for the federal Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of ...
Updated at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday The bulk of the Lawrence school district’s budgeting process for the 2020-2021 school year is completed as the school board on Monday approved several funding changes, including a 2.4% raise for all district employees. But the district won’t finish the entire process until later this summer. It will need to keep an eye on how the state’s revenue is affected by the ...