The City of Lawrence is set to open an emergency shelter for the winter season, which will have enough space to accommodate 75 people with limited overflow available at the Lawrence Community Shelter.
This is the second year the city will operate the Winter Emergency Shelter in the Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., in downtown Lawrence. City staff will be evaluating the use of the shelter and the city-run ...
The committee tasked with creating a budget recommendation for the Lawrence school board recently received the results of a community survey, which consultants said showed support for considering school closures. However, some committee members questioned whether the survey was representative of the community and asked for more specific data.
As part of its meeting Wednesday evening at district offices, the ...
Consultants hired by the Lawrence school district are projecting enrollment will decline by about 300 students over the next five years, and members of a committee tasked with making budget recommendations were asked to consider potential school closures.
The Futures Planning Committee received some of the enrollment projections as part of a meeting Wednesday evening at district offices. The district hired RSP ...
Story updated at 7:13 p.m. Tuesday:
With only one goal protecting the U.S. from elimination from the World Cup, the chants of "U.S.A." and “I believe that we will win” were a hope rather than a guarantee as they echoed through the tense crowd in the Red Lyon Tavern.
The nine minutes of extra time in the U.S. team’s 1-0 win against Iran included a close shot against the U.S in the 92nd minute and a ...
The Lawrence school board has voted to terminate a Lawrence school district teacher for reasons that included endangering the safety of students.
The board met in executive session as part of its meeting Monday to discuss a “personnel matter.” Following the 15-minute executive session, School Board President Shannon Kimball said action related to the executive session would be taken as part of the consent ...
The Lawrence school board has approved various course additions and eliminations for the district’s high school students.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board voted 7-0 to approve 16 high school course eliminations, 19 course additions, and eight course changes. Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly said most of the eliminated courses were being replaced with similar courses, but that some ...
