To celebrate the summer reading program and the 10th anniversary of its building, the Lawrence Public Library held a party Friday with live music, dance performances, a movie screening and more. The library building, which has received national recognition for its architecture, was opened on ...

As he prepares to leave for a job in North Carolina, Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis says the district had made strides in equity, graduation rates and more during his tenure — and he told the Journal-World he wanted the district's next leader to improve it even more. “What I tried ...

The executive director of local non-profit Family Promise of Lawrence resigned Friday due to unforeseen circumstances. Monique Wahba, who joined the non-profit on May 20, resigned effective immediately. Wahba said in a statement that despite initial enthusiasm and optimism, “the role and its ...

Friday, July 26 • 10th Anniversary Party & Summer Reading Last Bash, 5-11 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Free indoors/outdoors community event including dance and music performances, silent art auction, photo booth, mini golf and lawn games, movie screening and free ...

TOPEKA — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration's enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. A federal judge in Missouri blocked enforcement of the rule in six additional ...

A project on artificial intelligence by three Lawrence Virtual School students has won a national competition, netting some prestige for the school district and some hefty prize money for the young teens. The students — Lawrence Dao and Daniel Dao, of Lawrence, and Eian Pracht, of Lindsborg ...