The Lawrence school district’s interim superintendent, Jeanice Kerr Swift, has been chosen by the Lawrence school board to fill the permanent superintendent position, according to a district news release on Friday. “I am honored and grateful for this opportunity, and thankful to the Board ...
For the second year in a row, a student journalist from Lawrence High School was selected as the Kansas Student Journalist of the Year. Senior Zana Kennedy was presented with the award on Monday by her journalism adviser, Barb Tholen, in a surprise ceremony attended by LHS students and staff ...
After submitting her ceramic art pieces to a regional art competition, Lawrence High School junior Ru Yother was told to check her email for a big surprise. Her teacher, Emily Markoulatos, told her this and didn’t give her additional details other than, “I’m not going to say anything ...
For the first time since a pair of public commenters began routinely disrupting government meetings in Lawrence, an official has mentioned the possibility of terminating public comment, at least temporarily. On Monday night, Lawrence school board president Kelly Jones — after an ...
The Lawrence school board held a special meeting on Tuesday — consisting of two closed executive sessions with no action afterward — to discuss its superintendent search with its search committee and search firm, the Kansas Association of School Boards. Britton Hart from KASB had ...
Police now believe there are "more than two potential victims" in the case of a speech pathologist accused of sex crimes against students at Prairie Park Elementary School, and they're urging parents to talk to their kids and report anything concerning. Lawrence Police Deputy Chief Anthony ...