The Lawrence school district has selected a student support specialist at West Middle School to serve as the next assistant principal and athletics director at Billy Mills Middle School. Courtney Ellis will succeed Sara Murray, who will serve as principal of Quail Run Elementary next year ...

Lawrence school board members heard an update on the district’s growing AVID program, which equips students — especially those from underrepresented backgrounds — with real-world skills and academic support. On Monday, school board members heard a presentation on AVID, which stands for ...

A power outage has led to the cancellation of all classes at West Middle School today, the Lawrence school district announced this morning. A district spokeswoman said Evergy, the electric utility in Lawrence, was unable to say when power would be restored to West Middle School, 2700 Harvard ...

Lawrence school board members will hear more next week about efforts to expand a program that supports students in the "academic middle" and from underrepresented groups. On Monday, the board will receive an update on the AVID program, which is currently in place at a handful of schools but ...

Student journalists from Lawrence and Free State High Schools earned more than 20 honors in the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contests this year, and both schools' journalism advisers won special recognition too. According to a news release from KSPA, around 80 Kansas schools ...

Updated at 12:46 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 Lawrence police responded Wednesday morning to the area of Free State High School after receiving reports of a person with a gun across the street from the school. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. near 4700 Overland Drive. Numerous police ...