History tends to grow dimmer with time, but one story from Lawrence’s past was literally fading with the years. The mural on the exterior wall of Cordley Elementary School, which depicts a story involving the school’s namesake and a runaway slave known as Lizzie, had weathered in the ...

If your student wants to put their drawing or painting skills to the test, their work could end up pinned to walls throughout Lawrence next year. As part of a city of Lawrence calendar poster contest, students in four age groups, from kindergarten through 12th grade, can submit an original ...

There will be an informal meeting for parents of LGBT students in the Lawrence school district Thursday evening, with the goal of forming a support group of local parents. Lawrence schools Superintendent Rick Doll and Sonja Feist, president of the Lawrence/Topeka chapter of Parents, ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County is recognizing several local businesses and individual volunteers for their contributions to its mentorship program. BBBS provides one-to-one mentoring to more than 250 children throughout Lawrence. “We are grateful to the corporations, ...

The Eudora Schools Foundation awarded nine grants totaling more than $6,000 last week to fund projects that include a "bike lab" with exercise bikes to ride while reading, a weather lab for making weather observations and predictions, and a radioactivity monitor that can be used for carbon ...

International Walk to School Day is on Wednesday, and for those who plan to leave the car at home, the safest walking or biking route has been mapped for each elementary and middle school in the district. The maps show students and parents the safest route to their neighborhood school and ...