TOPEKA — As Kansas schools face mounting pressure from parents and lawmakers to ban critical race theory from classrooms, education officials are reiterating that the subject is not part of the state curriculum. Critical race theory is the college-level study of race as a social construct ...
The Lawrence school district has selected a familiar face to become the leader of its Virtual School. The district announced in a news release on Tuesday that Susan Cooper will serve as the principal of Lawrence Virtual School, effective immediately. The school board approved the appointment ...
The Lawrence school board will continue to meet twice a month during the 2021-22 school year, despite recently considering a plan that would have allowed for just one meeting a month. The board unanimously approved a revised meeting schedule during its meeting on Monday, which included the ...
The last year has been a difficult time for public education. As the pandemic vastly changed the way school could be conducted, many Lawrence families and educators were often at odds on what was best for local school children. But now that the pandemic is receding, leaders for the Lawrence ...
Candidates for the Lawrence school board on Saturday outlined what they think the biggest challenges are for the school district, and many of those challenges related to money. During a candidate forum hosted by the Douglas County Democratic Party, 11 of the 12 candidates running for the ...
The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence has begun to address workplace concerns that were expressed by a group representing current and former staff members. Club CEO Monica Dittmer recently said in a letter to parents that the club’s board has directed its executive committee to research ...