The Lawrence school board reviewed feedback from fall community conversations, focusing on teaching quality, equity, safety, and transparency to guide future decisions. On Monday, school board members heard a report on the results of Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift’s fall community conversations with students, staff, families and the public, as well as input from an online survey. The public engagement ...
With a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Kansas and its partners will be working to make clean hydrogen fuel more affordable. Clean hydrogen, also referred to as green hydrogen, is a sustainable fuel source that is made by using renewable electricity such as solar or wind power to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. That hydrogen can then be stored in fuel cells ...
The Lawrence school board will soon learn what community members had to say in feedback sessions last fall about the district's priorities and biggest challenges. At its meeting on Monday, the board will hear a report on the results of Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift's fall community conversations with students, staff, families and the public, as well as input from an online survey. The public engagement ...
Douglas County officials broke ground on the $81.9 million Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and Public Safety Building project on Friday, saying they hoped the investment would produce a facility that would serve Douglas County well for decades to come. The renovation of the existing JLEC building and construction of a new Public Safety Building is the largest capital improvement project in the county’s ...
Following a disruptive outburst by a frequent public commenter earlier this month, the Lawrence school board will be considering changes to its public comment guidelines at its meeting next week. On Monday, the school board will consider making modifications to the guidelines for the public comment periods during the board's business meetings. The proposed changes are meant to clarify anti-bullying policies for ...
Two days after the Trump administration threw out limits on immigration enforcement at or near schools, state education officials are assuring Kansans that student safety and privacy are still top priorities. On Tuesday, as The Associated Press reported, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the guidance on making arrests in or near "sensitive" locations was being rescinded. This means officers ...