In a move expected to save the Lawrence school district on both repair and lease costs, Lawrence school board leaders have approved a recommendation to replace the laptops that the district has issued to all high school students with tablets instead.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board voted 6-1, with Kelly Jones opposed, to approve a recommendation from district administrators to pay $3.22 ...
In an effort to save on rising repair and lease costs, Lawrence school board leaders will soon consider approving a recommendation to replace the laptops that the district has issued to all high school students with tablets instead.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will vote on whether to approve a recommendation from district administrators to pay $3.22 million to issue new tablets to ...
City leaders will soon consider finalizing changes that would prohibit landlords from denying prospective tenants based solely on their use of a government housing voucher or other forms of rental assistance.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting on second and final reading an ordinance to provide equal opportunity to obtain housing regardless of source of income, ...
Working from a list of options provided by the school district, a group exercise completed by members of the Futures Planning Committee resulted in all but one group electing to repurpose or close schools to address the district’s budget goals. The vast majority of the groups also wanted to make cuts to administration.
The committee, which is tasked with providing a budget recommendation to the school board, ...
Story updated at 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023:
Lawrence city leaders have expressed support for moving forward with a ban on single-use plastic bags in the community.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission directed city staff to bring back an ordinance for future consideration that would ban certain single-use plastic bags. The commissioners also discussed the possibility of ...
Story updated at 10:16 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023:
City leaders have expressed support for asking Lawrence voters about changing the city’s form of government to a hybrid system that includes some commissioners elected by districts, other commissioners elected at large and a directly elected mayor.
The Lawrence City Commission discussed the potential changes as part of its meeting Tuesday. The commission ...
