New legislation banning transgender female athletes means local school districts will have to follow the new law, even if, in the case of Lawrence's public schools, it goes against the district's own policies for inclusion.
On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly and instituted a ban on transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports from kindergarten ...
The City of Lawrence has now completely fenced in the city-managed campsite in North Lawrence and is fully enforcing its "no visitors" policy, sparking concern from camp residents living outside the fence who have been cut off from access to showers and other resources. The city says those residents can move into the city-managed side of the campsite to regain access.
Since the city-managed campsite opened in ...
If spring represents a time of growth and new beginnings, Woodlawn students did their part to spread that feeling on Wednesday.
On a brisk spring day, second- and third-grade Woodlawn students walked from their school in North Lawrence over to Midland Care, 319 Perry St. On the way, many of them picked dandelions that they joined with paper bunnies they made by tracing their hands. The bunnies were decorated ...
City leaders have decided to reverse course on a plan to specifically include previously developed draft changes regarding how complaints against police are handled by the city as part of a new effort to improve the complaint process.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution that removes the previously agreed-upon direction for the Community-Police ...
City leaders will soon consider whether to reverse course on a plan to include previously developed draft changes regarding how complaints against police are handled by the city as part of a new effort to improve the complaint process.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting a resolution that removes the previously agreed-upon direction for the Community-Police ...
The Lawrence school district is preparing to eliminate 50 middle and high school teaching positions ahead of next school year, resulting in increases in class sizes and the elimination of some courses and elective options for students.
The Lawrence school board approved the 50 position reductions, which will include secondary teachers at the district’s brick-and-mortar schools and its virtual school, in ...
