University of Kansas researchers want to develop new ways for children with learning disabilities to visualize and achieve their goals — and they now have several million dollars in grant funding to help them out. The $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will allow the ...
A teen boy convicted of bringing a gun to Lawrence High School was sentenced Wednesday to nine months of probation. The charges stem from an incident on Feb. 6, when the boy reportedly threw his school-issued laptop at a door, breaking the window in the door, the Journal-World reported. The ...
Story updated at 5:19 p.m. Tuesday Students at Lawrence High School return from summer break this week but 36 classrooms in the building are not ready for use yet. Julie Boyle, a spokeswoman for the school district, said in an email to LHS families Monday evening that some classrooms in the ...
Along with math, science, history and other important topics, Lawrence’s West Middle School aims to educate students on how to be active members of their local community, said Principal Brad Kempf. And now the school is being recognized for it. The Kansas State Department of Education’s ...
A leafy treehouse, complete with a tire swing, is the latest playhouse designed and built by local students to help raise money for Douglas County Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA. The playhouse, which is currently parked roadside at The Merc Co-op, 910 Iowa St., was created by high ...
TOPEKA — Kansas education officials are expressing concern that many motorists are ignoring a state law that requires them to stop when approaching a stopped school bus that is loading or unloading children. A recent survey found 1,040 motorists illegally passed school buses in Kansas during ...
Story updated at 4:35 p.m. Friday TOPEKA — Kansas has canceled a grant for an early literacy program for public school children after a previously unreleased audit found that the company administering the course received millions of dollars it wasn't entitled to during former Republican Gov. ...
Today’s educators are teaching students who will one day establish living quarters on the moon or even travel to Mars. That’s according to Sam Ortega, of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, who told the Journal-World the federal space organization thinks it's important to offer ...
Kindergartners at Lawrence's New York Elementary School attended their first day of classes Wednesday morning. Photos by Mike Yoder/Lawrence Journal-World
The Lawrence school district unveiled a new logo through its social media platforms on Monday. The new logo features a lit lightbulb — with a star representing a student as the light source — wearing a blue mortar board, above the district’s name. Superintendent Anthony Lewis said on ...
After making hundreds of thousands of dollars in cuts, the Lawrence school board approved a 2020 fiscal year budget and ratified its agreement with the local teachers union. Kathy Johnson, executive director of finance for the district, proposed making $368,000 in cuts during the board’s ...
A summer camp held in Lawrence this week asked high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math to consider another important aspect of creating products for others: empathy. Design the Future, a weeklong STEM camp held on the University of Kansas campus, allowed ...
Before the Lawrence school board considers giving final approval to its 2020 budget this week, it will need to make half a million dollars in cuts to cover its new teacher contract, officials told the Journal-World. Last week, the Lawrence Education Association and the school district’s ...
A statewide organization has recognized Free State High School for performing "exceptionally well" in theater, music and other arts activities over the past school year. Representatives of the Kansas State High School Activities Association on Thursday surprised Free State's fine arts ...
When Lawrence superintendent Anthony Lewis spoke to a student who brought a gun to Lawrence High School in February, he was shocked by what he heard. The student said they feared for their own safety and brought the gun for self-defense, Lewis told the Journal-World on Tuesday. What's more, he ...
The Lawrence school district and the local teachers union have reached a tentative agreement that increases teacher compensation by a little more than $1.9 million. Megan Epperson, co-lead negotiator for the Lawrence Education Association, told the Journal-World Monday that the tentative ...
As the new school year approaches in Lawrence, some parents of students at Sunset Hill Elementary are fearing another year of their children being in a classroom with too many students for an optimal educational experience. Although some Lawrence school board members have said reducing the ...
Story updated at 4:36 p.m. Thursday Students at Lawrence's high schools will get to enjoy a longer summer break because of construction delays that resulted from recent severe weather and crews uncovering additional asbestos. The Lawrence school district announced in a news release Thursday ...
During her work as a social worker, Lawrence school board vice president Kelly Jones served a family that was afraid of sending its child to school because of fears of the possibility of being detained by immigration authorities, she said. That family’s experience is one example of why the ...
The Lawrence school board will consider giving initial approval to its 2019-2020 school year budget during its next meeting on Monday. Each July, the board is required to approve its budget for publication with a maximum budget authority. If approved, the publication will also set a public ...