UPDATED: 4:40 P.M. JUNE 24 Patrick Schmitz resigned his role as CEO of the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center effective immediately on Tuesday, and the center has announced clinical director Kirsten Watkins as its interim CEO. On Tuesday during the Bert Nash Governing Board meeting, members of the board announced Schmitz’s resignation. Schmitz told board members in a written statement read aloud at ...
Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider a grant application to help fund mental health and substance abuse care to youths who are in juvenile detention. The grant opportunity supports the ongoing partnership between the Kansas Department of Corrections, or KDOC, and the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center to ensure continued access to assessments and related services. As ...
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 ...