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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.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times
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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Lawrence advocates to host workshop on arts accessibility for blind and visually impaired people
The Audio-Reader Network will partner with area arts organizations to host the second Arts Accessibility Forum, aiming to promote accessibility at regional arts and culture events.
Lawrence school board to consider tax incentive for downtown development, approving 2026-28 calendars
The Lawrence school board on Tuesday will consider approving a tax incentive for developments at the former Reuter buildings, multiyear district calendars for 2026-27 and 2027-28, and a 4.5% increase to preschool tuition.
Renovations to Kansas Union to include WWI memorial, game day watch spot and more
KU Memorial Unions have announced a renovation to the level four lobby and Jayhawk Ink space in the Kansas Union will include a WWI memorial, moveable furniture and a TV for game days.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
New nontraditional Lawrence high school will offer flexible schedules; small staff will instruct
Choice Campus at Centennial will open in August with one main goal: getting Lawrence high schoolers to graduate, one way or another.
Lawrence Junior Youth, Youth of the Year to be selected at a single ceremony
Judges will select the 2026 Lawrence Youth of the Year and Junior Youth of the Year in a joint ceremony next week when candidates deliver speeches to family, friends and community members.
Kansas adopts faculty workload, post-tenure review system for public universities
The Kansas Board of Regents ordered state public universities to implement faculty workload and tenure review policies aiming to bring underperforming professors to remediation, with termination as a potential consequence.
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Couple donates $1M to construct accessible entrance to KU’s Natural History Museum
A gift of $1 million from KU alumni Jann and Tom Rudkin will fund a new accessible entrance to Dyche Hall, home of the university’s Natural History Museum.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Free State High School recognized as Special Olympics Unified Champion banner school
Free State High School was honored Friday with a banner from the Special Olympics, recognizing the school for cultivating an inclusive space for students with and without intellectual disabilities.
Kansas legislators hear divided testimony on proposed school cellphone ban
A bipartisan Kansas bill that aims to implement a bell-to-bell cellphone ban beginning next school year would override local rules and establish one of the nation’s most restrictive policies.
KU nominates Free State alum, 4 other students for Goldwater Scholarship
KU on Friday announced five nominees for prestigious Goldwater Scholarships, including a Free State High School alum from Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU research advances functional fitness to help people with mobility limitations build strength
KU researchers are partnering with a Lawrence gym to advance functional fitness, helping people with mobility limitations in their day-to-day lives.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell cultural center’s first student exhibitor says creating is medicine
Marina DeCora’s solo show, “ReVision,” roves through themes of mental and community health, reconnection and attachment to land. It’s the first student exhibition at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum.
Upcoming Watkins Museum exhibition to celebrate 5 decades of KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities
An upcoming exhibition at the Watkins Museum will look at 50 years of growth and impact at the Hall Center for the Humanities, a research center at KU.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence superintendent to seek feedback at community meetings this winter
The Lawrence school district superintendent will soon host a series of meetings to elicit feedback from students, staff, families and the local community.
Lawrence school district names next Sunset Hill Elementary principal
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved hiring Courtney Ellis as the next principal of Sunset Hill Elementary School.
