Former school board president Kelly Jones criticized the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $7 billion in federal education funding, warning it will severely impact support for vulnerable students and already under-resourced public schools. On Monday, Jones shared her frustrations after ...
Organizers are hoping for a big turnout Thursday at a peaceful rally to protest what they call ongoing attacks on civil and human rights by the Donald Trump administration. The rally, set for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, along West Sixth Street between Watson Park and Lawrence City Hall, is in ...
Updated at 1:15 p.m. Monday, July 14 One of Douglas County District Attorney Dakota Loomis’ first hires when he took over from the previous DA was his wife — at the rate of $38 an hour, according to figures provided by Douglas County. Loomis’ wife, Krystal Boxum-Loomis, has so far been ...
Multiple Federal legislators from Kansas officially introduced a bill that would remove control of Haskell Indian Nations University from the federal government and let the university govern itself while still providing federal funding. U.S. Senators Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Roger Marshall, R-Kan. ...
Despite a rise in graduation rates, Lawrence school officials flagged gaps for Native American students and English learner students and outlined a few steps to address them. On Monday, school board members learned that the district’s graduation rate has risen by 4.5 percentage points over ...
Kansas has compiled initial statewide data revealing how many lead pipes still deliver drinking water — an urgent step in former President Joe Biden’s push to replace them within the next decade. Currently, state data estimates that approximately 17,000 lead pipes still carry water from ...