The Lawrence school district is hosting forums this week to gather public input on proposed changes to boundaries for its four middle schools. The boundary changes would enable the district to reassign sixth- through eighth-grade students who don't want to take part in Liberty Memorial Central ...

Inside a dimly lit gym in southeast Lawrence, former amateur boxer Daniel Barajas teaches aspiring boxers the techniques of the ring. During a training session at "Animal Kingdom Boxing" last week, Barajas told around a dozen participants that it’s imperative to “create opportunity” in ...

At a panel discussion on Saturday, a longtime Lawrence school board member and a member of the state board of education denounced voucher programs and called on the Legislature to fully fund special education. The discussion about education issues during the current legislative session was ...

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a Republican-sponsored tax package that included a single-rate income tax, calling it a “reckless flat tax experiment.” Although the bill included a number of provisions also included in Kelly’s own tax plan, such as state property tax ...

Kansas voters would have less time to vote early in person under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Under current law, early voting is held until noon the Monday before an election. But a bill being discussed by the House Elections Committee would end early voting by 7 p.m. the Sunday ...

Snow days have quickly accumulated for the Lawrence school district, and that means the academic calendar will likely be extended by a yet-to-be determined number of hours. The severe winter weather this month resulted in districtwide school closures on Jan. 9, 10, 16 and 22. And now ...