The Lawrence school board is set to vote next week on increases to school fees for the upcoming school year. As part of its meeting Monday, the board will vote on a fee proposal that includes increases to the district’s basic school fee and the addition of a new device fee. Based on previous ...
WICHITA, Kansas — First came the school year where a killer virus sent everybody home early. Then the maddening online year. Followed by the half-and-half year. Amid all that, teachers — or public schools writ large — became the enemy. Hostility boiled over about wearing masks, banning ...
Paul Dorathy ended 16 sometimes challenging years as superintendent of the Baldwin City school district with his retirement on Thursday. Dorathy officially retired on June 30, the final day of the fiscal year. Mark Dodge, the former director of school improvement and communications for the ...
Along with some of the best young musicians in the country, trumpeter Keith Popiel found himself performing on a historic stage in the nation’s capital earlier this month. Keith, an incoming senior at Free State High School, was selected to the 2022 National Youth Wind Ensemble, a ...
Voicing concerns about the burden on families, Lawrence school district leaders pushed back against a proposal that would eliminate school fee waivers for some low-income families and instead charge them up to $90 per student. The proposal was among several fee changes recommended by district ...
The Lawrence school district honored Schwegler Elementary School Principal Jared Comfort and Lawrence Virtual School Administrator Susan Cooper as the elementary and secondary principals of the year. Superintendent Anthony Lewis honored Comfort Wednesday during the district's Summer Principal ...