High school sports in Lawrence are slated to begin this fall, a Lawrence school district administrator said Monday.
But the district may soon have the opportunity to move some fall sports seasons to the spring, if it wants to.
During a work session on Monday, the Lawrence school board received an explanation of the Education Unified Command’s new guidance on how to conduct school and activities this fall as ...
Less than a week after Douglas County finished making plans for its allotment of coronavirus relief funding, the state started the process to award a second round of funding.
The second round of money from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES, includes funding opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
But those entities might need to act ...
Three Lawrence High School students participating in extracurricular activities and a school district administrative staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus.
School district officials this week sent three letters to parents and staff informing them of the positive tests among students and an employee.
LHS Interim Principal Cynthia Johnson said in two separate emails that one student who practiced ...
Food service staff at the Lawrence school district may be set to be furloughed during the district’s initial remote learning period.
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider giving the school district’s administration the authority to furlough food service staff for the first six weeks of school, which the board previously set to be fully remote because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A ...
The Eudora school district will move to fully in-person classes shortly after starting the school year.
During a special meeting on Thursday, the Eudora school board approved a recommendation from Superintendent Steve Splichal to have fully in-person classes for the first full week of school. But the board said the decision would be "subject to review and ongoing recommendation."
The board also approved ...
The artwork of a recent Free State High School graduate is up for a national competition hosted by one of the biggest tech companies in the world.
Elliot Smith, who graduated from Free State this past spring, said her submission of a Google “doodle” was selected as the Kansas representative for the company’s national Doodle for Google competition.
“I’m very excited and honored,” Smith told the ...
