A new family welcome center, expanded preschool classrooms and additional college credit opportunities are among the Lawrence school district initiatives planned for 2026 and 2027, and school board members got an overview of them at their meeting this week. The district is planning to create ...
Lawrence school board members on Monday will consider a more than $3.5 million renovation contract to prepare for the district’s new Choice Campus at Centennial program launching this fall. The renovation services from Centric Projects LLC will cover improvements necessary to bring the ...
Three organizations are collecting donated instruments in Lawrence to refurbish and give to students who otherwise couldn’t afford to play music. The Lawrence initiative is a joint effort between Meyer Music Stores of the Kansas City area, the Duke Ellington Legacy – a jazz ensemble ...
What do cities, counties and educational institutions need to do to avoid fines of up to $125,000 a day under Kansas' new anti-transgender bathroom law? The answer at the local level seems to be: We're still trying to figure that out. The law, SB 244, took effect in February after the ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate voted Tuesday to clamp down on public school protests by requiring students to secure parental permission to participate and by imposing penalties on districts complicit in organizing protests or meek in disciplining student offenders. Sen. Michael Murphy, a ...
Lawrence High School will be hosting its annual formal wear drive this week to make prom accessible by allowing students to select outfits at no cost. The annual drive will be on Friday and Saturday this week, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Lawrence High ...