Current and former students allege in a lawsuit over the AI monitoring software Gaggle that the Lawrence school district is continuing unconstitutional digital surveillance under a new vendor and has violated the Kansas Open Records Act.
While the district has ceased its use of Gaggle this school year, it is now using a different student monitoring software, ManagedMethods, and its use was not voted on by ...
Community members packed an open house to give feedback on a long-term vision for the Wakarusa River Corridor, voicing concerns about development and suggesting ideas for access, conservation and honoring Indigenous history.
On Thursday, Douglas County staff hosted an open house for community members to provide more input on what the future of the Wakarusa River Corridor should look like. For several months, ...
Douglas County commissioners executed an updated agreement related to the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project on Wednesday, outlining the city and county’s payments to cover the project’s cost.
The new three-party agreement between the county, the City of Lawrence and the Kansas Department of Transportation modifies the original agreement to reflect minor changes in the city’s obligation, and ...
Lawrence’s police chief and the county’s director of behavioral health projects are serving as co-chairs of a new countywide group that seeks to provide better care to people in crisis.
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider approving a proposed charter for the new group, the Douglas County Crisis Response Coalition. The charter envisions the group working in partnership with ...
The Lawrence district’s enrollment this school year is 2% lower than the last school year — and comparable to the number of students more than two decades ago — but the superintendent says no school closures or reconfigurations will be needed right now.
That's what school board members heard at their meeting on Monday, when district staff presented a review of enrollment and elementary class sizes for ...
The final count of Douglas County's 2025 general election results is done, and turnout was “very much in line” with past City Commission and school board races, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said.
On Monday, the Douglas County Election Office held its general election canvass, at which county officials give an overview of the results and discuss voter turnout, and county commissioners approved the final ...
