The Lawrence school board will hold a special meeting Monday in order to complete the annual evaluation of Superintendent Anthony Lewis.
The evaluation is scheduled to take place during a one-hour executive session, with no action to follow, according to the agenda. Lewis will be present for the review. There are no other items on the board’s agenda and the board will not be accepting public comment as part ...
Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen told lawmakers at the Kansas Capitol on Thursday that proposed legislation regarding local camping rules would criminalize homelessness and only hurt efforts to get those people housed.
Larsen gave oral testimony in Topeka against Kansas House Bill 2430, which is known as the “Safe Cities Act.” The bill places requirements and restrictions on how cities can approach public ...
Story updated at 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 1:
A committee working to redraw district boundaries related to the potential closures of Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementaries has determined where those students could potentially go should the board move forward with closures.
The Boundary Advisory Committee met Wednesday evening, on the heels of the Lawrence school board’s decision to consider closing the two ...
Story updated at 1:52 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28:
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, members of the Lawrence school board took a step that will allow them to consider closing two elementary schools ahead of next school year.
As part of its meeting Monday evening, which did not conclude until about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, the board voted to hold public hearings on potential closures at Broken Arrow and Pinckney ...
About 150 people showed up to share their thoughts with the Lawrence school board as it prepared to decide whether to take a step that will allow the district to consider closing as many as three elementary schools ahead of next school year.
The board’s meeting began at 6 p.m. on Monday and public comment did not begin until about 9:30 p.m., following the conclusion of district presentations and initial ...
Last fall, a 39-member panel that included parents, teachers, staffers, students and other community members was charged with helping steer the Lawrence school district's budget process. But for some people on the Futures Planning Committee, it's felt more like the district has been steering them.
Throughout the process, they say, the district has not provided relevant data and meaningful discussion outside of ...
