With about a month left before school is scheduled to begin, it is unclear whether Lawrence students will return to their school buildings this fall. Deputy Superintendent Anna Stubblefield said during the Lawrence school board’s meeting on Monday that the district has not yet made any ...

The details of the fall semester for K-12 schools in Kansas will become clearer Wednesday, as Gov. Laura Kelly will announce her administration's plan for how the state's children will be educated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and ...

In the morning heat this summer, several Lawrence youths have been getting their hands dirty by taking care of a robust garden just outside of West Middle School. While the gardeners, ages 14 to 20, could be sleeping in like many of their classmates, some recently told the Journal-World why ...

WICHITA — Jennifer Mathes kept her expectations for the spring low. A sudden, pandemic-driven shift from classrooms to online instruction was bound to throw the Blue Valley school district a curve. That would be a loss for the quality of teaching she could expect for her daughter. But for ...

The Lawrence school board will soon hear an initial report from a task force that is exploring issues related to reopening schools this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the board will receive an update from district leaders on the work that the task force, called “Together ...

A third Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence location has closed because of a staff member contracting the coronavirus. The club announced in a news release on Friday that it closed its summer site at Pinckney Elementary School, 810 W. Sixth St., because of a staff member testing positive for the ...