As part of its annual self-evaluation survey, the Lawrence school board on Tuesday said it was pleased with how it communicated with the community on contentious issues like school closures.
But board members said they still have work to do on other tough issues, including figuring out ways to ...
West Middle School paraprofessional Caleb Rahmeier on Tuesday was honored as this year’s recipient of the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s “Dedication to Education” award.
The award is given each year to a teacher or paraeducator who goes out of his or her way to help "challenged and/or ...
Insufficient training caused Lawrence school district staff to be unprepared and overwhelmed by a new program that monitors students’ computer usage for unsafe behaviors, according to Superintendent Anthony Lewis and school board member Ronald “G.R.” Gordon-Ross.
During the Dec. 11 ...
The Lawrence school board is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to conduct its annual self-evaluation survey.
The self-evaluation survey contains dozens of questions that are designed to gauge the board's current performance in several areas. The categories, according to a draft document of the ...
Before enrolling at the Lawrence College and Career Academy, Soleil Cummins-Grinnell had reached a point in her academic career where she "could not imagine a future for herself."
By the time she reached high school, the sophomore said at the Dec. 11 Lawrence school board meeting, she felt ...
Student musicians who play low brass instruments — trombone, baritone and tuba — in Lawrence's four middle school bands will join forces with the University of Kansas for the first "Brassmas" holiday concert.
The celebration of brass instruments — scheduled for noon Thursday at the ...