A vote from the Lawrence school district’s classified staff has united all district employees into one local union, and school board members were briefed on the new milestone Monday. On June 10, 2025, Educational Support Professionals, ESPs, in the Lawrence school district voted with a 95% majority to unionize under the Lawrence Education Association, LEA. This vote unites both the certified and classified ...
Whether it’s designing ADA-compliant ramps or creating a school marketplace, students at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School have been putting hands-on learning first since their school's STEAM curriculum began last school year. LMCMS made the shift to STEAM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, starting in 2024-2025. After one year on the ground, the school is ...
When many people think of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, they think of what it used to be called: food stamps. But local advocates know that its impact goes way beyond the checkout line at the grocery store. SNAP, which serves about 5,000 people in Douglas County, and its associated programs help educate people about nutrition. They give them incentives to buy healthier options at farmers ...
High school teachers in Lawrence could soon receive $1,000 per class per semester for teaching college-level classes under a new agreement between the school district and the University of Kansas. As a part of the proposed agreement, instructors teaching the students participating in the Jayhawk Blueprint program will receive a payment of $1,000 per class per semester to recognize the additional ...
There are some signs of financial improvement at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, with new reason to believe that a state agency will provide a “considerable” boost of funding as soon as next month. But there are also continuing signs of financial trouble, the nonprofit’s Finance Committee was told at a meeting on Wednesday. The organization has delayed paying a large amount of bills from ...
The public can celebrate the summer solstice with a guided tour of KU's medicinal garden that will highlight ecological research, student projects and community partnerships. The tour will take place at 7 p.m. Friday. The garden is east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport next to Prairie Moon Waldorf School, 1865 East 1600 Road. It includes research plantings, a large native plant demonstration garden and the ...