K-12 Education

More schools are adopting 4-day weeks; for parents, the challenge is day 5

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano. Like a growing number of ...

Lawrence school board meeting moved to Tuesday because of Yom Kippur

The Lawrence school board meeting planned for Monday has been moved to Tuesday because of the Yom Kippur holy day. Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism. This year it will occur next week from sunset on Sunday until sunset on Monday. "The board wants to honor that ...