The Lawrence school district’s interim superintendent, Jeanice Kerr Swift, has been chosen by the Lawrence school board to fill the permanent superintendent position, according to a district news release on Friday.
“I am honored and grateful for this opportunity, and thankful to the Board of Education and all on the team and in this community for their amazing support,” Swift said in the release. “We ...
Lawrence school board members will be reviewing enrollment and class sizes for the 2024-2025 school year to guide ongoing equity efforts and district planning.
At Monday's board meeting, Lawrence school district staff will share a comprehensive review of district enrollment and class sizes for the current school year and over time. The report will assess enrollment and staffing at individual schools, by levels ...
Some were despondent, some were defiant, and some were determined to persevere. But there was one thing all of the students and staff from Haskell Indian Nations University who gathered on Friday night felt: a sense of family.
And "our family took a very hard hit last Friday,” Dan Wildcat, an instructor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies at Haskell, said.
At least a hundred students, faculty and ...
Jamie Hofling, Douglas County's sustainability impact analyst, says the county has "work to do to reduce our own energy consumption” — but she also says the county has made a lot of progress so far.
There's the LED lighting in facilities that's expected to save thousands of dollars annually and last 15 years. There are solar panels on some county buildings that could offset their energy consumption by a ...
The FIFA World Cup in 2026 will give Lawrence and Douglas County the chance to build relationships with people from around the world, local officials say, and a newly formed group of stakeholders is already working hard to prepare.
On Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission heard an update on the planning process and the challenges associated with preparing for the World Cup in 2026. Six matches, including a ...
Douglas County commissioners will receive a presentation on a residential and senior housing development in Eudora, and in the future, may have to decide on whether to create a special district to allow the development to receive property tax rebates.
On Wednesday, county commissioners will hear an update on a nearly 180-home development proposed for approximately 42.5 acres of property located north of an ...
