Elementary schools across the state are about to get a large wave of new students — the teachers themselves. More than 15,000 Kansas elementary school educators — everybody from teachers to counselors to principals — must get certified in new methods to teach reading to elementary ...

The Lawrence school board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to receive an update from the Kansas Association of School Boards about the search for a permanent superintendent. The school district announced the special meeting in an email on Wednesday evening. It said that the ...

Despite nearly a week's delay in getting back to school after winter break, Lawrence Public Schools officials told the school board it’s too early to determine whether make-up days will be used. On Monday, Lawrence school board members were told that additional instructional time was ...

After a snowy week with four days of school cancellations, the Lawrence school board will be discussing what the next steps might be and whether the district might need to make up time in the calendar. The school district canceled classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week after ...

The Lawrence school district said Friday that none of its data appeared to have been accessed in a data breach that affected its student information software provider, PowerSchool, last month. Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift provided details about the situation late Friday afternoon in ...

Another bout of winter weather has caused Lawrence public schools and several other districts in the area to cancel classes and activities today. The Lawrence school district early Friday morning announced that all classes and activities would be closed for the day, Friday, Jan 10. The ...