Those attending Bob Dole's centennial celebration Saturday at the Dole Institute of Politics may have noticed the absence of one prominent guest: Dole's widow, former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole. According to the institute's director, Audrey Coleman, Dole was unable to make her scheduled appearance due to injuries sustained from a recent fall that resulted in two broken ribs. Coleman told the audience that ...
Lawrence school board members took another crack Monday at approving disciplinary guidelines for the most severe student infractions, and with a vote of 6-0 passed a measure that paves that way for updating the 2023-24 student handbook. A vote on July 10 narrowly failed, 4-3, with board members Paula Vann, Bob Byers, Carole Cadue-Blackwood and Kelly Jones objecting to language used to describe Tier 3 student ...
What's the appropriate way to resolve — or even talk about — severe behavioral problems in schools, like fighting, sexual misconduct, theft and drug use? That's a question the Lawrence school board was divided on earlier this month, and one that might come up again in the coming week. At its meeting on July 10, the school board rejected a set of revised disciplinary measures for the upcoming school year on ...
It was a day to celebrate the late Sen. Bob Dole and the institute at KU that bears his name. But if you ask Gov. Laura Kelly, the former senator and champion of bipartisanship deserves more than just one day — he deserves a whole "Bob Dole month." "But the truth is, here in Kansas, pretty much every month is Bob Dole month," Kelly said Saturday, getting a laugh from the crowd at the Landmark celebration at ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly envisions a day in the near future when the Kansas Highway 10 corridor is bustling with new industry and vibrant with families drawn to the state through capital investment gains. But those hopes are largely pinned on the ripple effects that the multibillion-dollar Panasonic battery plant in nearby De Soto will have on neighboring communities along the K-10 corridor. Kelly added that the ...
As part of the rollout for a new curriculum themed around social-emotional well-being, more than 60 Lawrence school district employees — three from each school — underwent a two-day training seminar at Lawrence High School this week. Dubbed "CharacterStrong," the PreK-12 curriculum emphasizes the need for community-building within the classroom environment, predominantly through the nurturing of positive ...