With the rise of a new generation comes the rise of new trends — some fashion, some habits and some social. Years ago, ads and celebrity endorsements for smoking showed it as a sign of class and style. Now smoking is banned in most buildings and you see ads about the dangers of cigarettes ...
TOPEKA — Kansas schools will require two new vaccines come August, including one against a virus that’s hospitalized 13,000 people and killed 200 across the country since 2016. The new rules, which apply to public and private schools, will be phased in over the next several years. But come ...
TOPEKA — Students in certain grades at Kansas public and private schools will be required to have two new vaccinations this year. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday that students entering kindergarten and first grade will need two doses of a hepatitis A ...
When I was in school, I always was nervous to have class in one of those portable trailers. Too many of my teachers had a pickup truck with a hitch. The students at Bishop Seabury may not have the same anxiety, but, regardless, they soon won’t have to deal with those portable classrooms. The ...
School district leaders have concerns about helping the city pay for a program that puts police officers in schools, and some are questioning whether the program is worthwhile at all. That was the takeaway from Wednesday's meeting between City of Lawrence leaders and the Lawrence school board ...
Story updated at 6:17 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019: The Lawrence schools superintendent has selected Shaun Hanson, assistant principal of Southwest Middle School, for a districtwide administrative position. According to a news release from the district, Hanson will fill the role of assistant ...
The Lawrence school district expects to receive an additional $300,000 of funding through its local option budget authority, which is generated through local taxes. Kathy Johnson, executive director of finance for the school district, reported to the Lawrence school board during its regular ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an end-of-year report on student behavior, attendance, surveys and assessment scores. “These data points can be indicators of the general health of our school system and provide some insights on the effectiveness of programmatic decisions,” ...
The CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence announced Tuesday that he has accepted a new position, and another leader within the organization will fill his old role during the search for a new CEO. Colby Wilson, current CEO, will become CEO of the Central New Mexico club on July 29, ...
The students may have been in the middle of their summer break, but the debate teams for Lawrence and Free State high schools were busy last week competing on the national stage. Lawrence coach Jeff Plinksy and Free State coach Kelly Thompson told the Journal-World they were proud of the ...
Story updated: 4:50 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2019. A boy who brought a handgun to Lawrence High School in his backpack earlier this year was convicted Wednesday in Douglas County District Court. After entering a plea of no contest, the boy was convicted as a juvenile for criminal use of a ...
The Lawrence school district now has a strategic plan. The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously gave final approval to a five-year strategic plan that will kick off during the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. The plan includes five strategic themes that aim to improve academic outcomes ...
City, county and school district leaders say they want to work together in their efforts to address equity issues in the community, and they took a first step toward doing so Monday. Elected leaders and officials from the City of Lawrence, Douglas County and the Lawrence school district met ...
TOPEKA — Kansas education officials are raising pay and fast-tracking various teaching professionals in a two-pronged effort aimed at combating teacher shortages. Last year, Kansas schools had more than 600 vacant positions, many in rural areas and the state’s most urban districts. Low pay ...
The Lawrence school board at its Monday meeting will consider extending Superintendent Anthony Lewis’ contract. Lewis has served as the superintendent since July 2018. The board will evaluate Lewis’ performance during his first year in charge of the district, then will consider extending ...
Updated at 5:31 p.m. Friday The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s newest education funding plan is constitutional, seemingly bringing an end to an almost decade-long fight over the adequacy of K-12 funding. But the justices are refusing to relinquish jurisdiction over the ...
TOPEKA — Kansas officials want to put the brakes on vaping in public schools as usage soars. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to launch an anti-vaping campaign. Officials say local school boards need to amend student codes ...
Students at Lawrence middle schools will have new athletic activities to pursue next school year. The Lawrence school board approved with a 5-0 vote to reinstate seventh grade boys and girls basketball and to begin offering seventh and eighth grade boys and girls cross-country at each district ...
Thirteen-year-old Rose Kennedy just got her first cellphone, a long-promised present for completing the seventh grade. Soon, she’ll undoubtedly be talented at “writing” with her thumbs, although that’s not a talent likely to win her a national award the way her cursive writing ...
Three of four incumbent members of the Lawrence school board whose terms are expiring will not run for reelection this year. The four-year terms of Board President Jessica Beeson and board members Jill Fincher, Rick Ingram and Shannon Kimball will end in January. Kimball, the only incumbent ...