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Teachers cite salaries, work-life balance among top reasons for leaving Lawrence Public Schools
The Lawrence school board on Monday heard a report including specific reasons why teachers are leaving the district, such as low salaries and overflowing class sizes, as well as an update on the district’s efforts to better recruit and retain employees.
Teachers cite salaries, work-life balance among top reasons for leaving Lawrence Public Schools
The Lawrence school board on Monday heard a report including specific reasons why teachers are leaving the district, such as low salaries and overflowing class sizes, as well as an update on the district’s efforts to better recruit and retain employees.
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Haskell’s Welcome Back Powwow builds community, honors tradition
Haskell Indian Nations University on Saturday hosted its Welcome Back Powwow, giving students an opportunity to come together for healing and tradition.
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Haskell Foundation names Andi Weber new executive director
The fundraising organization supporting Haskell Indian Nations University has announced a university alum as its new executive director.
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Haskell Indian Nations University holds Welcome Back Powwow
Haskell Indian Nations University held its Welcome Back Powwow Saturday night, drawing hundreds for music, food, dancing, culture and tradition.
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Lawrence school board to hear report on retention and recruitment of district employees
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear a report on the district’s goal to recruit and retain employees at higher rates as dozens of positions sit open.
KU shares next steps for repatriation of Indigenous remains found on campus
KU is taking action to reunite remains of Native American people and funerary objects recently discovered on campus with their rightful tribes, according to administrators. They shared an update Friday outlining the next steps in the process.
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Some new Jayhawks have hatched outside the Kansas Union
A new statue commemorating an alum’s contributions to the Kansas Memorial Union was unveiled Friday.
Native American students mourn after ancestral remains discovered in KU’s possession
Many Native American students, staff and faculty as well as their surrounding community were left in mourning after they learned that unidentified ancestors’ remains were discovered in KU’s museum collections.
Layoffs at Emporia State have tenured faculty across Kansas wondering if they’re next
Emporia State University plans to eliminate some majors as part of a large-scale restructuring approved by the Kansas Board of Regents. Faculty at other state universities say the move could have long-term consequences for higher education.
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Photos: Lawrence High School homecoming parade
Lawrence High’s Chesty Lions hit the streets Wednesday evening for their annual homecoming parade.
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PAL-CWA rallies to raise awareness about staffing shortages in Lawrence schools
Members of the Lawrence Public Schools classified staff union rallied during the Lawrence High School homecoming parade Wednesday evening to call attention to staffing shortages.
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Thousands of Kansans eligible for student debt forgiveness, White House officials say
Kansans who have struggled to repay student debt may receive relief, with hundreds of thousands in the state eligible for some form of debt forgiveness, the Biden-Harris administration announced Tuesday.
Judge throws out the most serious convictions against Chinese professor at University of Kansas
A federal judge has thrown out the wire fraud convictions of a prominent KU professor, ruling that the evidence was insufficient to support them. But she upheld a jury’s conviction of Feng “Franklin” Tao for making false statements.
KU is in possession of Native American remains
The University of Kansas has remains of Native American people in its museum collections, according to a statement from administrators.
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Free State High School orchestra students to perform with KC Symphony at free concert in Lawrence
Free State seniors Morgan Kimuri and Mei Gordon Washington practice cello every day, many mornings before dawn. The community will be able to witness the girls’ and their classmates’ dedication firsthand during a free concert with the KC Symphony’s Mobile Music Box Tuesday at South Park.
Kansas pitches plan offering 9 hours of college courses to under-resourced high school students
Kansas Board of Education member Betty Arnold believes a program offering lower-income students nine credit hours of college courses while in high school can propel more toward two- or four-year degrees — on one condition.
