Lawrence school board members will hear more next week about efforts to expand a program that supports students in the "academic middle" and from underrepresented groups.
On Monday, the board will receive an update on the AVID program, which is currently in place at a handful of schools but which is expected to be offered districtwide by 2026.
AVID, which stands for "Advancement Via Individual ...
The postponement of a $55 million bond sale for Douglas County’s major public safety construction projects will not affect those projects' timelines, the county administrator said on Wednesday.
At this week's Douglas County Commission meeting, county staff briefed commissioners on the decision to postpone the sale of bonds for renovations to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and construction of the new ...
Citing financial market concerns, Douglas County will delay a $55 million bond sale for funding the renovation of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the construction of the new Public Safety Building.
On Wednesday, county staff will share with commissioners the plan to postpone the sale of bonds for funding the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the Public Safety Building project. Commissioners ...
A special garden space allowing young gardeners to explore through the five senses is being developed at Bluejacket Park in Eudora.
The garden is an outdoor area designed to stimulate a child’s five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and sound. These types of gardens often include plants with a variety of textures, scents and colors, along with elements like wind chimes, water features and seating areas to ...
In this studio in a Lawrence strip mall, when it's class time, the students are buzzing, whirring and humming with excitement.
On a typical day, one of them might be learning how to tell whether something is red or blue. Another might be practicing how to thread rings onto a stake or climb a ladder.
The students are robots, and their teachers — a group of Lawrence middle schoolers at the Level Up Robots ...
After President Donald Trump directed federal funding cuts to more than 1,000 public media outlets nationwide, Kansas Public Radio is sounding the alarm.
On Thursday evening, Trump signed an executive order aiming to eliminate federal funding for PBS and NPR, accusing the networks of biased reporting and spreading “left-wing propaganda.” The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, ...
