Lawrence schools could soon be moving to a hybrid learning model after starting the school year with six weeks of fully remote classes. The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a plan to move to a hybrid learning model on Oct. 19, when the district’s initial plan of fully remote learning is scheduled to conclude. However, if the board does not choose to move to a hybrid learning model, it may ...
As the Lawrence school district on Friday was finishing up its second week of fully remote learning for the 2020-21 school year, Kendra Pittman could be seen in her home hustling between her two elementary-aged children, trying to make sure they were both doing their school assignments and logging into class on their school-issued devices. While Pittman finds it challenging to just keep an eye on her ...
About eight months after the Douglas County Commission approved a controversial expansion of its jail facility, the commissioners are now on the verge of formally abandoning the plan. The County Commission on Wednesday will consider repealing a resolution it approved in January that authorized a $29.6 million jail expansion project, which would have add up to 112 new beds to the 186-bed facility. The ...
For a fourth straight week, Lawrence Douglas-County Public Health has kept its education guidance in its yellow tier, which calls for schools to use hybrid learning options and prohibit “high risk” sports such as soccer and football. But the key indicators that guide the health department’s recommendation to county schools are heading in the right direction. As part of its weekly update, the health ...
Two teachers who are still in the early days of their careers have been recognized as “exemplary” educators in the Lawrence school district. Earlier this week, Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced Free State High School teacher Allyson Gilmore and Quail Run Elementary teacher Alex Smith as the school district’s 2020-21 Horizon Award winners. The annual award honors Lawrence teachers who are in ...
A mailer from the United States Postal Service about advance mail voting has recently reached Douglas County homes after causing some controversy in a neighboring state. But the information on the mailer doesn’t affect much for county voters, a local election official said Tuesday. The mailer, which was sent out nationwide, appears to provide recommendations about requesting an advance ballot and voting by ...