Frequent public commenter Michael Eravi stood before the Lawrence school board and spoke for 53 seconds before board President Kelly Jones paused his time on Monday night. Eravi had called the board’s enforcement of the public comment policy, which doesn’t allow for disruptive, foul or obscene language, “bull----,” prompting the board to encourage him to follow the policy regardless.
That didn’t ...
Lawrence school board members will explore enrollment and class sizes while gathering data as a part of the district's equity initiative to help all students graduate prepared for success.
On Monday, school board members received a report outlining the elements to be included in the upcoming equity reporting cycle. This cycle is part of the district's ongoing equity efforts to establish a process for reporting ...
They say they're "not experts yet" in artificial intelligence, but Lawrence Dao and Daniel Dao think they're not alone — and that there's a market for teaching kids about these powerful electronic tools.
The two Lawrence Virtual School students — Lawrence is in ninth grade and Daniel in seventh — have thought up a company called "Don't Panic AI Tutors," which would teach K-12 students about topics like AI ...
Lawrence school board members will hear an update from district staff on Monday about how new restrictions on cellphone use have been implemented in Lawrence’s high schools.
As the Journal-World has reported, school board members approved a new cellphone policy for high school students which banned their use during instructional time, and it went into effect in January. The goal of the policy was to improve ...
When you pass by a tanker truck on a highway, sometimes diamond-shaped cards can be seen indicating what hazardous materials they are carrying.
These are called hazmat cards, which are color-coded and identify the types of hazardous materials a truck is transporting, helping emergency responders quickly assess what kind of danger the materials might pose. Next year, Douglas County’s Emergency Management ...
DCCCA on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking for a $4.2 million transitional housing project as part of a campaign to support women in recovery and their children in Douglas County.
Members of the public joined DCCCA staff for the groundbreaking ceremony for the transitional housing project, which will provide temporary housing to women and their children. CEO of DCCCA Lori Alvarado told the crowd on ...
