A parent from Free State High School created a petition to coincide with another created by educators to urge the school board to limit cellphone use in classrooms throughout the Lawrence school district. At the school board meeting on Monday, Justin Blumenstiel, a parent and University of Kansas professor, gave a presentation to provide information on the teacher policy for phone-free schools during public ...
The Lawrence school district hosted a meet-and-greet and hired Jeanice Swift to be interim superintendent on Monday. Swift said she looks forward to the opportunity and the journey ahead. “It takes a village, and I have felt (in) every visit to Lawrence the presence of that village, and that’s what drew me to Lawrence and that’s what confirms my part of this decision. “We will continue to dedicate ...
At the Lawrence school board's meeting on Monday, an educator from Michigan who faced controversy in her previous job is expected to be formally hired for the district’s interim superintendent role. The school board is expected to consider a contract for Jeanice Swift, a former superintendent with Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan, for the yearlong interim superintendent job. Earlier this week, Swift was ...
To enhance many aspects of the local Indigenous food sector, the Douglas County Food Policy Council is undertaking a yearlong project that will include gathering information from various Native Americans in the field. The project, the Indigenous Food System Study and Action Plan, is in the early stages of development by the council in partnership with Haskell Indian Nations University. Other to-be-determined ...
The county’s rural Consolidated Fire District No. 1 presented its 2025 budget proposal to Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday, and two of its biggest concerns are maintenance costs and the need to replace older equipment. The maintenance costs are going up, John Mathis, interim fire chief for the Consolidated Fire District No. 1, told the commission at its work session about the budget. And some of the ...
Douglas County leaders this week will get their first look at a budget proposal for the county's rural Consolidated Fire District No. 1 and a five-year capital improvement plan that would replace 10 bridges in the county and extend Wakarusa Drive across the Wakarusa River. At a work session prior to their regular meeting on Wednesday, commissioners will hear presentations on both of these topics but will not ...