The Lawrence school district has announced dates for the district’s open house regarding a potential Montessori program at New York Elementary School.
An open house regarding the Montessori education method is scheduled for April 19 and April 21 at New York Elementary, 936 New York St. The event is open to anyone living in Douglas County and will include dinner, a discussion about Montessori education, and a ...
The Lawrence school board has approved about $341,000 in additional budget reductions, including cuts to teacher support positions and administration.
As part of its meeting Monday, the board voted 5-2 to approve a recommendation from district administrators for an additional $340,962 in budget cuts, bringing the total of recently approved cuts to about $6.41 million for next school year. Kay Emerson and ...
City leaders will soon receive a study of the Jayhawk Watershed that estimates improvements to the area’s flood-prone storm water system could cost up to $32 million.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive an update on the findings and recommendations of a watershed study completed by JEO Consulting Group. The study includes an outline of recommended storm water projects and ...
John Waters says the COVID-19 pandemic has been terrifying, but also boring, and he’d rather make it terrifying and funny.
Waters will bring his one-man show — described as a fast-moving, comic monologue about his career, movies, fashion, crime and the urge to startle — to Lawrence as part of the Lawrence Arts Center’s upcoming Free State Festival.
Waters has made more than a dozen films, including ...
Updated: 3:25 p.m. Friday.
Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis has not been selected to lead the Montgomery, Alabama, school district.
In a special meeting on Friday, the board of Montgomery Public Schools voted unanimously to select Melvin Brown, superintendent at Reynoldsburg City Schools in Ohio, as the district’s next superintendent. Lewis was one of four remaining finalists for the ...
The Lawrence school board will soon continue its deliberations of budget cuts to address the district’s multimillion-dollar budget shortfall.
As part of its meeting Monday, the board will consider a recommendation from district administrators for an additional $605,300 in budget cuts.
The board approved 20 budget reductions totaling about $5.8 million as part of its meeting March 28. The board plans to ...
