Incarcerated mothers and their children come together in an unsupervised room. There are no guards — just play, and a whole a lot of love. That’s the subject of a new documentary by Steve Lerner, a Lawrence filmmaker and psychologist, that will have its first public screening next ...
Lawrence school district officials told the school board Monday that the district has identified $73.9 million in deferred maintenance and facilities needs but lacks enough current funding to address them all. “The issue is really the longer you delay repairing, the more costly it will be ...
After nine months without a public comment period, the Lawrence school board will again allow community members to address board members at the end of their regular meetings. After Bob Byers was appointed board president in July, he expressed an interest in bringing a public comment period ...
The Lawrence school district’s four-year, on-time graduation rate has improved to 88.7% in 2025, however, there are disparities among many student groups the district hopes to focus on moving forward. The graduation rate is the percentage of students who earn a high school diploma within ...
Thursday’s ribbon cutting and open house for Lawrence’s Municipal Services and Operations campus wasn’t just the public’s first chance to visit the facility – it was Mayor Brad Finkeldei’s first time there, too. “I specifically chose not to come see it until this grand opening, ...
Van Go Inc., which produces the colorful benches all over Lawrence, is facing a significant funding challenge as it prepares to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal support. The nonprofit, which supports at-risk youths through art programs, said in a news release Thursday that its ...