Last weekend's Class 6A state debate tournament might not have started well for Lawrence High School, but the school's four-speaker team found a way to make sure it ended well, coach Jeff Plinsky said.
After starting the virtual tournament with two wins and four losses during the first round ...
Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis is a long way from Montgomery, Ala. — the “Cradle of the Confederacy” — where he began his teaching career. Now, he’s a leader in a community that was founded as part of the struggle to end slavery.
Regardless of its founding by abolitionists, ...
As the second week of school since winter break comes to a close, cases for the coronavirus in Douglas County continue to rise and have led to an upgrade in Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health's school guidance recommendation.
The health department announced Thursday it had upgraded its ...
Several Lawrence students are making their arguments this weekend that they deserve to be recognized as the best debaters in the state.
Debate teams from both Lawrence High School and Free State High School are competing in the 6A state tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Both schools ...
Free State head volleyball coach Jayme Savage, who has been at the helm for two years now, knows she has the late Nancy Hopkins to thank for getting to this point in her career.
Savage played for Hopkins at Free State from 2000-03 and had a chance to join her staff in 2008. Savage was an ...
The Lawrence school board has started brainstorming some ways to help decrease teachers' workload at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing educators to adapt to teaching remotely and running hybrid classes.
Leah Wisdom, the district’s director of equity, instruction and student ...
As the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way education is conducted, teachers have taken on a larger workload, administration officials said.
To help address this, the Lawrence school board on Monday will discuss what drives teacher workload and actions the district can take to stop it from ...
Three Douglas County educators were recognized for their teaching during their first year in the profession last school year.
The Kansas State Department of Education this week announced teachers from the Lawrence, Baldwin and Eudora school districts were among the 32 teachers statewide to ...
Douglas County students may continue attending classes in person for the time being, but increasing rates for the coronavirus may lead to changes in instruction soon.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday that its guidance to schools would remain for another week in the ...
The Lawrence school district will be looking for a new facilities director as their current one has chosen to leave the position for a job in Johnson County.
Tony Barron, the district’s executive director of facilities and operations, is resigning from the position on Jan. 29, the district ...
Lawrence students will begin learning in the new year the same way they ended 2020 — through hybrid in-person learning.
However, that decision was not based on updated guidance provided by the district’s recently installed gating criteria. The district's new method to decide how school ...
After more than four decades of helping young people stay in school, advocating for people with disabilities and inspiring her colleagues, University of Kansas professor Jan Sheldon is hanging up her hat.
Sheldon, a professor of applied behavioral science, retired last week. During her more ...
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A teen who reportedly brought a gun to Lawrence High School last year has been sentenced to time served.
The boy, a 14-year-old student at the time, stole a 9 mm handgun from a parent in December 2019, according to court documents. On Jan. 8, 2020, another ...
Douglas County schools returning from winter break will be able to begin with students at least partially in classrooms.
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday its guidance to schools would remain in the yellow tier for another week, which will cover the first days of class ...
A state commission focused on racial equity in justice believes Kansas schools should consider using counselors and social workers to help address conflicts in schools rather than using police officers.
Gov. Laura Kelly’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice made the recommendation in its ...
At least two members of the Lawrence school board say the school district should consider requiring mask use for athletic events in other communities.
For the winter sports season, the Lawrence district has required athletes to wear masks while competing in a community that has a mask mandate ...
A Lawrence teacher who is known for making education fun for her students has been recognized for her commitment to the profession.
The Lawrence Schools Foundation recently named Baileigh Faler, a fourth grade teacher at Broken Arrow Elementary School, the winner of the 2020 Dedication to ...
A provision in the Lawrence and Eudora school districts' hybrid learning plans allows school staff and faculty members to send their children to in-person classes more often than the general public.
But schools officials said such a measure is necessary as a form of child care for faculty and ...
Lawrence educators could begin receiving a COVID-19 vaccine sometime in the next few months as they are considered second in line in the state’s rollout plan.
During a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly said the state’s teachers, school staff and child care workers are scheduled ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s guidance for schools operating during the COVID-19 pandemic has been downgraded to the yellow tier.
The health department announced the downgrade in its weekly update on Thursday and now recommends for county schools to also use hybrid or fully ...