A large enrollment drop at the Lawrence Virtual School is creating financial challenges for the longtime program that provides remote learning to students both in Lawrence and across the state.
According to the unaudited enrollment figures for the 2023-24 school year, Lawrence Virtual School (LVS) enrollment is down by 699 K-12 students compared to the pandemic-riddled 2020-21 school year. At a work session of ...
A 49-year-old Lawrence man was stunned with a Taser and arrested Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a knife while demanding that officers shoot him, the Lawrence Police Department said on social media.
According to a Facebook post by the Lawrence Police Department on Sunday, officers were dispatched to an apartment complex at 1517 W. Ninth St. around 1 a.m., on a report that a man had kicked in his ...
After a year that saw the closures of two elementary schools, along with marked staffing reductions, the Lawrence school board is unveiling an event on Monday that's designed to solicit community input on matters related to the school district.
Dubbed "Beyond the Boardroom," the event is scheduled for 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. at Schwegler Elementary School, 2201 Ousdahl Road. Board President Kelly Jones told the ...
When Superintendent Anthony Lewis was first toying with the idea of a public Montessori school in Lawrence, he had a talk with a local private school director about these nontraditional schools — and about everything that Montessori education shouldn't be.
That director was Lleanna McReynolds, of Raintree Montessori, who told him she'd been doing an experiment. She'd been asking people around town to say the ...
Updated at 10:40 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26
To safeguard its undeveloped lands, Douglas County has several options — from creating a new department to establishing a grant program — but county leaders want the right facts first about whether they'd have to raise taxes to pay for it.
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission heard a presentation from consulting firm Logan Simpson, which it ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will receive an update on the county’s Open Space Plan, including a list of recommendations that could lead to a property or sales tax increase.
Revenue generated from a tax increase could be used to support various program models, including a new Open Space Department or grant program. In addition to potential new tax dollars, the county is also considering the ...
