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Lawrence school board begins search for interim superintendent for 2024-25; position to be filled for following year
An interim superintendent will serve the Lawrence school district for a full year while the school board searches for a permanent appointment.
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Lawrence High students, staff gear up for icy-cold swim in support of Special Olympics
Brrrr! The weather forecast calls for a low temperature near 20° the night before Lawrence’s annual polar plunge. Lawrence High School teacher Susie Mička just hopes organizers won’t need an ice axe to clear the frigid water for Sunday’s event.
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KU nominates 4 students for Truman Scholarships
Four KU students — including three from Douglas County — have been selected as nominees for Harry S. Truman Scholarships, given to college juniors for leadership in public service.
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Kansas lawmakers unveil bill to incentivize private education with public funds
A new education bill would funnel money into unregulated, unaccredited private schools, with lawmakers saying the legislation would protect parental authority.
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Educators say attacking Kansas teachers is GOP strategy to push private schools
When Buhler teacher Sam Neill gave lawmakers her opinion on educational issues in the state on Monday, she was told by a lawmaker that people like her were the reason no one wanted to become teachers.
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Lawrence students revive local NAACP Youth Council
Wendo Kimori believes in walking the talk when it comes to equity work, so she’s doing just that. The Free State High School senior is reviving Lawrence’s NAACP Youth Council.
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Lawrence school district’s Futures Planning Committee members express frustration with budget cut process
The Lawrence school district’s Futures Planning Committee members expressed frustration during their meeting Thursday evening, saying that the process to select and implement a budget cut proposal has felt performative rather than collaborative.
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Black feminist performance artist, poet and writer Gabrielle Civil coming to KU
Performance artist Gabrielle Civil will perform her latest work, “The Déjà Vu,” during an upcoming visit to KU.
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Law symposium at KU to highlight barriers to re-entry after incarceration
An upcoming symposium at KU will focus on the barriers that people face when they’re trying to re-enter society after they’ve been imprisoned, such as fines and fees and diminished access to housing and employment.
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Advocates’ event to encourage Lawrence community to push back against South Wakarusa Extension
Indigenous community advocates on Thursday will discuss potential harm that could come from the proposed roadway extension of Wakarusa Drive just south of Lawrence, and they invite the public to participate.
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KU Law students to offer free help with criminal record expungements
Students with the KU School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic are preparing to help folks get their criminal records expunged, free for those who qualify.
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KU nominates 5 students for Goldwater Scholarships
KU has nominated five students for Goldwater Scholarships, “regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics,” according to a news release Monday morning.
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Dole Institute’s spring semester lineup includes focus on first ladies, women leaders
The Dole Institute of Politics at KU has announced a spring semester event lineup that features a focus on the influence of first ladies. Additional lecturers will include Juana Summers, co-host of “All Things Considered” on NPR, and Atifete Jahjaga, former president of the Republic of Kosovo.
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Lawrence Arts Center’s Souper Bowl fundraiser to return, along with Edible Ink print exhibition
Everyone is welcome to feast their eyes on the Lawrence Arts Center’s newest exhibition, purchase bowls and prints, and bid on handcrafted platters when the Souper Bowl fundraiser returns.
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FBI special agent’s take on national cybersecurity threats: ‘I have a hard time going to sleep’
FBI supervisory special agent George Schultzel pulled hundreds of people to the edge of their seats Friday during a gathering at KU exploring how government, industry and researchers could work together to improve cybersecurity in the United States.
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Frank Arpan now president of Haskell University; former president was fired for lack of COVID-19 measures
Haskell Indian Nations University, which has been in a state of flux and administrative turnover for years, appears to have a new leader. Also, federal documents shed light on why the former president was fired.