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Lawrence school board to consider replacing high school tracks for $1.73M
Lawrence school board members on Monday will consider approving a bid for $1.73 million to replace running tracks at Lawrence and Free State high schools. Access to the tracks would be restricted for the construction period this summer.
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KU students sue, alleging university crackdown on pro-Palestine protests violated their rights
Two KU students and the campus group Students for Justice in Palestine have filed a lawsuit against university administrators, alleging the students were unfairly targeted and punished for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests last spring.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence community helps Haskell students after university pulled housing between semesters
Lawrence community members are working to assist some Haskell Indian Nations University students who were scrambling to find temporary housing.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU summer debate camp brings top debaters in the country to Lawrence
More than 100 high school students from around the country have packed into KU classrooms the last few weeks to master their skills, part of a cycle that Kansas debaters say keeps the state a premier debate destination.
Free Lawrence workshops aim to teach tenants their rights, how to reclaim security deposits
Two upcoming workshops at the Lawrence library aim to help renters understand their legal rights in eviction cases and how to get security deposits back.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell students left without housing between semesters because of staffing shortage
Haskell students who planned to stay in campus housing through the summer and into the fall semester have just weeks to find temporary housing as the university is requiring them to move out for about a month.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Free summer lunches in Lawrence extended through July; meal kits still available
Free in-person summer lunches for kids have been extended through July in Lawrence.
Kansas university presidents get pay boost amid tuition increases, staff cuts
KU Chancellor Doug Girod on Friday received a 12% hike that increased his salary from $695,000 to $800,000 a year. His total compensation is now $1 million a year, according to Regents data.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell faculty senate: Budget cuts would defund tribal colleges ‘beyond any hope of functionality’
Members of the faculty senate at Haskell say proposed federal budget cuts amounting to about 90% of funding would devastate tribal colleges and violate the government’s legal obligations.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawmakers introduce federal legislation to shift control of Haskell
Federal lawmakers from Kansas have introduced a bill that would shift control of Haskell away from the federal government to its board of regents.
Lawrence school district names new assistant superintendent, interim Sunset Hill principal
The Lawrence school district has announced Cole Amaya as assistant superintendent of teaching and learning and Jennifer Georgie as the interim principal of Sunset Hill Elementary School.
Lawrence school board approves 10-cent increase in meal prices
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved a 10-cent increase to meal prices for the third consecutive year.
Classified and certified staff in Lawrence school district combine under one union
One union, rather than two separate for classified and certified staff, will represent all unionized Lawrence school district employees moving forward.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
10-cent meal price increase up for Lawrence school board’s final approval
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving a 10-cent increase to meal prices after deferring the vote at its previous meeting.
Free tour of KU Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden set for summer solstice
KU has invited community members to welcome the summer solstice with a free tour of the university’s Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden, which is part of the Field Station.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Business dean named interim president at Haskell
Mackie Moore, dean of the Haskell Indian Nations University College of Business, has been named as interim president of the university.


