K-12 Education

Lawrence school board ratifies first contract with classified staff labor union

The Lawrence school district now has an official contract with a labor union representing the district’s classified staff. The school board on Monday ratified a labor union contract with PAL-CWA, which represents the districts’ paraeducators, custodians, office staff and other employees. ...

Kansas schools were already struggling to find substitute teachers, then COVID hit

WICHITA — School is back. Thousands of teachers across the state are not. Absences triggered by COVID-19 outbreaks and the resulting quarantines leave schools straining to fill the gaps with substitutes when retirees and the other usual fill-in suspects are less willing to command a ...