The Lawrence school district and the Lawrence teachers union are at an impasse after the lead district negotiator said the district would not increase its salary proposal or consider other key requests from the union. About 30 minutes into Wednesday's negotiation session, David Cunningham, the district's chief legal counsel and executive director of human resources, said there was no room for movement on the ...
The Douglas County Commission meeting for Wednesday has been canceled because one of the three commissioners will be unable to attend. The next commission meeting will be at 4 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.
Students at Schwegler Elementary School made an unusual discovery during an afternoon recess on Friday: a sheathed sword attached to a bicycle that had been abandoned in a ditch near the school’s playground, according to Julie Boyle, the school district's communications director. No details were available on how the sword got there or to whom it belonged. Lawrence police officers were called to Schwegler, ...
The Lawrence school district and the Lawrence teachers union will attempt to close a more than $1 million gap when their representatives meet Wednesday for the next round of contract negotiations. Negotiators for the union, known as the Lawrence Education Association, and district representatives will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the district office, 110 McDonald Drive. It will be the first negotiation session ...
A Saturday afternoon fire in North Lawrence was caused by a discarded cigarette, while the cause of a fire that was reported nearly simultaneously in west Lawrence remains under investigation, a Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical official said. James King, fire marshal for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, said the fire at a two-story wood-frame house at 336 Elm St. in North Lawrence was started ...
The president of the Lawrence school board sought Monday to dispel a rumor that the board had given new Superintendent Anthony Lewis a significant raise when approving the 2019 budget. During her remarks at the opening of Monday’s school board meeting, Board President Jessica Beeson responded to emails that she and other board members received during the weekend, asking why the board had given Superintendent ...