Despite an increase of coronavirus cases among students and staff at the Baldwin City school district, schools will remain operating in a hybrid learning model for the foreseeable future. But the district’s leader recently said schools could be on the verge of going fully remote because of a ...
Lawrence students will be returning to classrooms next month, but it took a long and intense conversation by the school board to reach that conclusion. After a seven-hour meeting on Monday that lasted roughly until midnight, the board voted 4-3 to move its fully remote learning method to a ...
Lawrence schools could soon be moving to a hybrid learning model after starting the school year with six weeks of fully remote classes. The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a plan to move to a hybrid learning model on Oct. 19, when the district’s initial plan of fully remote ...
A highly anticipated showdown between a pair of top-ranked teams will not go on. According to LHS Athletic Director Nick Wood, this week's matchup between Lawrence High (No. 1 in Class 6A) and Mill Valley (No. 1 in Class 5A) has been canceled after a Lawrence player tested positive for ...
As the Lawrence school district on Friday was finishing up its second week of fully remote learning for the 2020-21 school year, Kendra Pittman could be seen in her home hustling between her two elementary-aged children, trying to make sure they were both doing their school assignments and ...
For a fourth straight week, Lawrence Douglas-County Public Health has kept its education guidance in its yellow tier, which calls for schools to use hybrid learning options and prohibit “high risk” sports such as soccer and football. But the key indicators that guide the health ...
Two teachers who are still in the early days of their careers have been recognized as “exemplary” educators in the Lawrence school district. Earlier this week, Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced Free State High School teacher Allyson Gilmore and Quail Run Elementary teacher ...
After finishing its first week of remote learning, the Lawrence school district has seen its student attendance levels come in close to what it would expect during a typical school year, district officials said Monday. But the district is taking steps to be able to respond to absenteeism if it ...
As the local health department's color-coded guidance on schools moves into its third week in the yellow tier, at least one area district is switching to a hybrid learning option after previously allowing fully in-person classes. Eudora Superintendent Steve Splichal on Friday announced that ...
Discussions on the Lawrence school district’s work related to reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic and its work on racial equity are on tap for next week. During its meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board will hear another update from its task force charged with planning for ...
Story updated at 5:43 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10: For a third straight week, Lawrence Douglas-County Public Health has kept its education guidance in its yellow tier, which calls for schools to use hybrid learning options and prohibit “high risk” sports such as soccer and football. Despite ...
Ten high school seniors from three Lawrence schools have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. The prestigious scholarship program named 16,000 semifinalists throughout the country for its 66th annual awards, according to a news release this week from the program. The ...
TOPEKA — Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis, who has served 53 years in the Kansas State Department of Education, will retire effective Sept. 30, state officials announced Tuesday. Dennis joined the education department in 1967 and was named deputy commissioner in 1976. He has been ...
Despite being stuck inside his Lawrence home this summer, a local high school student was still able to take a deep look into his home planet through data. Erik Dallman, a 17-year-old senior who attends high school through a self-study program, spent his summer participating in a NASA ...
Story updated at 1:22 p.m. Sunday A participant in Free State High School football has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the quarantine of 36 other players, according to a news release Sunday from the Lawrence school district. The release identified the student only as a "participant" ...
As the Lawrence school district is set to begin its fall semester with remote learning on Tuesday, some families have been left in the lurch dealing with issues from lack of child care during the school day to spotty internet service. To help those families, the school district and the Boys ...
A national group has recognized Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis as a school leader to keep an eye on. The National School Public Relations Association recently named Lewis to its 2020 Superintendents to Watch list. The recognition honors school district leaders who have fewer than five ...
Public health guidance to Douglas County schools will remain at its second level, the yellow tier, for another week, the local health department said Thursday in its weekly schools update. But the Lawrence school district will still conduct sports competitions that are recommended to be ...
Lawrence High School has been recognized for its sports program that aims to be inclusive and provides students with disabilities opportunities to compete. The Special Olympics recently named LHS a Unified Champion School, an honor bestowed on schools that meet the organization’s standards ...