Lawrence school board President Erica Hill has called a special meeting of the board later this month to consider proposals to address the school district's budget shortfall. The Lawrence school district has been discussing various options to address the multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, ...
The Lawrence Police Department has released traffic camera footage that played a role in the department deciding not to make any arrests or issue any citations in an incident involving Superintendent Anthony Lewis and anti-mask protesters. A trio of anti-mask protesters reported to police ...
For Arabella Gipp, Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence is more than just an after-school program; it’s her “chosen family.” Gipp, a freshman at Lawrence High School, was selected last week as the club’s 2022 Youth of the Year. Even with a week under her belt to process her new title, ...
A Sunset Hill Elementary counselor has won the Kansas School Counselor of the Year Award. The counselor, Amanda Atkins, was presented with the award Monday during an event at the school to kick off National School Counseling Week. Atkins joined the Lawrence district in 2016. She has served ...
Updated at 6:45 p.m. Monday A group of anti-mask protesters allege that Lawrence school district Superintendent Anthony Lewis “swerved” his car toward them while they were protesting along the side of a Lawrence street on Sunday. Lewis said the allegations are not accurate and that ...
As the Lawrence school district tries to close an estimated budget gap of up to $7 million, the district might close schools that recently had at least $16.5 million worth of taxpayer-funded improvements. Additionally, if those schools are closed, taxpayers are still going to be paying the ...