View an interactive, precinct-by-precinct breakdown of the results for the Lawrence school board race.Lawrence school board will enter the next school year with a new majority of members, a group intent on improving communication with the public, increasing information-gathering from the public ...
View an interactive, precinct-by-precinct breakdown of the results for the Lawrence school board race.9:28 p.m. updateHere are totals with all 60 precincts counted for the Lawrence school board race:Rick Ingram, 3,650Shannon Kimball, 3,517Randy Masten, 3,506Keith Diaz Moore, 3,467Marlene ...
A few education-oriented items from around the area:The Douglas County Science and Engineering Fair continues to evolve.This year’s big change: There will be no awards ceremony Friday night, as judges instead focus their attention on affixing tiny gold stars to certificates beside each of the ...
New majorities are available on the Lawrence City Commission and Lawrence school board, and Jamie Shew is here to remind you that only a select group of folks can fill them.That would be you, Registered Voter.“These elections are all about turnout,” said Jamie Shew, who, as Douglas County ...
Southwest Junior High School has canceled Monday's tennis match and practice. No reschedule date has been set at this time.
A few education-oriented items from around the area:Need a way to celebrate mailing in your taxes*?Try grabbing a seat at the 21st annual Foundation Follies, set for the evening of April 15 at Liberty Hall.The annual show — a benefit for the Lawrence Schools Foundation — featuring educators ...
Wakarusa Valley School will close at the end of this school year, but it may not remain closed for long.Less than a week after members of the Lawrence school board voted to close the elementary school just southeast of Clinton Lake — a move expected to save the district $487,000 a year — ...
A few education-oriented items from around the area and beyond:The public is invited to attend and enjoy the Lawrence High Native American Club’s Spring Powwow, set for this Saturday in the gym at the school, 1901 La.Schedule for the annual event:• 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.• break• 7 p.m. to ...
Thursday's track meet between South Junior High School and Seaman Middle School has been canceled.No reschedule date has been set at this time.Southwest Junior High School's tennis meet scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Topeka has been rescheduled for Friday at 3 p.m.Southwest Junior High ...
A few education-oriented items from around the area and beyond:Smells like Taylor Eubanks may be onto something.Eubanks — the brains behind Fresh Globe Air Freshener, a prospective producer of organic air fresheners — is among 21 budding entrepreneurs from Lawrence High School who presented ...
Candidates for Lawrence City Commission and the Lawrence school board will gather Saturday morning for a Candidate Fair sponsored by the local Voter Education Coalition.The event will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lawrence Visitors Center, 402 N. Second. All 14 candidates in the two races ...
A few education-oriented items from around the area and beyond:Adding full-day kindergarten at Broken Arrow and Sunflower schools next year remains a possibility, but members of the Lawrence school board aren’t yet ready to move forward.Board members said they want more information about ...
Lawrence school district expects to fill its $3 million budget hole for next year without laying off a single teacher or eliminating a single program.District administrators are making preliminary plans to tap into contingency funds, absorb a diploma-completion program, extend a cut to ...
School, hospital and library representatives on Tuesday urged legislators to maintain the $10 million per-year Kan-Ed program, which provides broadband access and distance learning.“Every day, I see the positive impacts of Kan-Ed,” said Diane Trinkle, director of the Nortonville Public ...
A few education-oriented items from around the area and beyond:Turns out President Obama sees eye-to-eye with folks in and around Lawrence on more than his belief in the Jayhawks.Obama — who, for the second year in a row, picked Kansas to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship — also ...
Wakarusa Valley School soon will celebrate its 50th birthday, but it won’t be open for its 51st.Monday night, members of the Lawrence school board voted to close the school southeast of Clinton Lake at the end of the current school year, a move projected to save the district nearly $500,000 ...
A few education-oriented items from around the area and beyond:Join us for an online chat at 1 p.m. Tuesday with Jamie Shew, Douglas County clerk, as we discuss upcoming elections for area government, including the Lawrence school board.Anyone wishing to send in questions ahead of time may do ...
Public hearingLawrence school board will conduct a formal public hearing Monday night regarding a proposal to close Wakarusa Valley School, 1104 E. 1000 Road, just southeast of Clinton Lake.The hearing is set to begin at 7 p.m. at district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.Anyone wishing to ...
The Lawrence school district is making plans to add full-day kindergarten at two schools next year if — and it’s a big if — Lawrence school board members agree to close Wakarusa Valley School.Both Broken Arrow and Sunflower schools would be added to the list of eight existing schools that ...
Perry Elementary School’s Kindergarten Roundup is set for April 7 and 8.During roundup, children will be screened, and their parents will be given information about what to expect in kindergarten. The event is for children who will start kindergarten this fall.Call Jill Spurling, ...