When educators say that Woodlawn is a school deeply tied to the community of North Lawrence, they mean it. Take the Lee family. Linda Lee and all of her nine siblings attended Woodlawn. It’s where she first met her husband of 58 years, Tom Lee, whose own family has deep North Lawrence roots. ...
The end of the school year marked a proud beginning Friday for renewable energy in the Lawrence school district. Students at Prairie Park Elementary erupted in applause – and school pride — as their fellow students cut the ribbon on the first-ever solar project among district buildings. ...
The Lawrence school district has agreed to pay a teacher more than $21,000 to settle “differences” as the teacher departs the district. As the Journal-World reported, the school board was mum at its Monday meeting after an executive session on the matter. Members voted unanimously to ...
The principal of New York Elementary will resign at the end of this school year, the Lawrence school district announced Thursday. Sunny Halsted, effective June 30, will no longer be with the district. She has accepted a principal position in the Seaman school district in Topeka. Lawrence ...
A Lawrence educator was surprised on Tuesday at Lawrence High School with a $10,000 check. The Lawrence Schools Foundation presented the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award, also known as the Bobs Award, to Brad Stoll, a social studies and Adaptive PE teacher and coach, in front of a cheering ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously approved the sale of the former East Heights Elementary School building to Flint Hills Holding Group LLC for $875,000. The Flint Hills group is led by developer Tony Krsnich, who is known for numerous income-affordable housing projects in ...