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Lawrence and area schools closed Friday after just one in-session day this week
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Friday due to overnight snowfall and icy conditions.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence and area schools closed Friday after just one in-session day this week
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Friday due to overnight snowfall and icy conditions.
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Lawrence Virtual School team wins national STEM competition
A team of three Lawrence Virtual School students has won the eighth grade division of the eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Educational Event, each student earning a $10,000 savings bond.
Lawrence AUMI ensemble earns award for disability advocacy
Members of a Lawrence band that uses adaptive technology to make music on iPads are being recognized by the state for their work exploring music-making across abilities.
Congressional hearing spotlights Haskell’s alleged failure to support sexual assault survivors
Some members of the U.S. Congress during a hearing Tuesday focused on Haskell Indian Nations University’s alleged failures to respond to reports of sexual violence and support student survivors appropriately.
Lawrence school district administrators say cell phone ban in draft handbook was a mistake; board approves teacher raises
A districtwide cell phone ban was included in a draft of an updated student handbook, but Lawrence school district administrators said Monday it was a mistake, and high school students would still be permitted to use their phones outside of classes.
Outgoing Lawrence superintendent shares parting words with community
At his final school board meeting, outgoing Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis said his hope for the district and greater community is “collaboration over conflict.”
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Classified staff in Lawrence school district could see 99-cent raises
The Lawrence school district has offered classified staff members 99-cent raises to their hourly wages as part of a tentative contract agreement.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Van Go’s young artists to unveil custom benches at annual ceremony
Young artists in Lawrence arts organization Van Go will soon unveil 21 custom benches they designed and painted.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to consider approving teacher raises, handbook that bans cell phone usage
Lawrence teachers could receive raises this fall based on the tentative contract up for the school board’s approval Monday. The board will also consider a new handbook that would ban cellphone usage at school.
Lawrence Municipal Court to accept $15 of school supplies to cover $50 of fines
For a second year running, Lawrence Municipal Court is holding a school supply drive that will allow people to pay off $50 in fines with $15 worth of school supplies.
Lawrence school board seeks applicants for committee to study high school boundaries
The Lawrence school board is seeking community members to serve on the Boundary Advisory Committee, which will be tasked this year with examining boundaries of the district’s two high schools.
When school starts in Lawrence and more you should know for 2024-25 in USD 497
Here’s info on when students go back to Lawrence Public Schools, school supply lists, when breaks are scheduled and much more for the 2024-25 school year.
Lawrence school board’s spyware renewal leaves student journalists’ concerns unresolved
Former Lawrence High School students say school board members ignored their concerns with privacy, free speech and intellectual property rights by extending the district’s contract with AI surveillance company Gaggle.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Douglas County sheriff to share tips on how to avoid scams
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister will give a presentation this week to help folks learn how to avoid phone and online scams that can be devastating.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Land grabbing and restoration: New signs tell history, significance of Haskell lands
The wetlands at Haskell Indian Nations University now have interpretive signage to help visitors learn about and engage in the history and significance of the lands.
Kansas Board of Education to study limitations on cellphone use in classrooms
The Kansas State Board of Education plans to finalize in August parameters of a 30-member task force that would be formed to develop policy recommendations on non-academic use of cellular telephones by prekindergarten through 12th-grade students while at school.
