Earlier this month at the Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pointed to a deep blue map that might make education leaders across the U.S. a little seasick.
The map, originally from the news site Axios, shows how much of the K-12 education funding in each state in 2022 came from the federal government. States that receive more of their school funding from the federal government are shaded in darker ...
Lawrence school board member Bob Byers has announced that he's running to keep his seat on the board.
Byers said in an email to the Journal-World that with his level of experience, knowledge and skills, he believes that he can move the district forward in its commitment to providing a quality education for the children in the community and to create more favorable conditions for teachers and staff.
“My ...
In a public-driven effort to help Haskell Indian Nations University since its federal layoffs, an art auction next month will raise funds to support cultural programs at the university.
The Haskell Cultural Preservation Art Auction is a first-time event that will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the regency ballroom of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 200 McDonald Drive. There is no charge to enter the ...
As part of the Trump administration's sweeping cuts, the federal government has canceled a lease at the U.S. Department of Agriculture service office in Lawrence and laid off all of the Natural Resources Conservation Service employees in a six-county region.
Both of these developments were mentioned in a letter that Douglas County commissioners were sending to representatives in Congress this week, asking them ...
Douglas County commissioners approved a site plan to help open up burials once again at a cemetery that hasn’t hosted a burial in over 100 years.
On Wednesday, county commissioners greenlit a site plan for improving the existing Franklin Cemetery, which was last used for burials in 1918. The property is maintained by the Knights of Columbus organization with the St. John’s Catholic Church, and the plans ...
Updated at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday, March 12
When health leaders in Lawrence unveiled their five-year community health plan last fall, they proposed giving low-income single mothers in Douglas County a helping hand — by providing a monthly stipend to use for whatever they needed, no strings attached.
It’s called a guaranteed income program, and more and more cities are starting to experiment with them across ...
