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Education August 12, 2024 - 6:57 pm

Lawrence school board approves interim superintendent contract

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school board on Monday approved a contract with Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift, including a salary of $194,482 for 10 months.

Education August 11, 2024 - 6:00 pm

Superintendent salaries: How does Lawrence stack up compared to other Kansas districts?

by Mackenzie Clark

As the Lawrence school board is poised to approve an interim superintendent contract with a salary equivalent to $235,000 over a full year, here’s a glimpse at how superintendent pay compares across several districts. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 10, 2024 - 5:59 pm

City of Lawrence advisory board process raises confusion, concerns about transparency

by Mackenzie Clark

The process to appoint community members to City of Lawrence advisory boards has left some board applicants and members of the public feeling as though they’re in the dark.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 8, 2024 - 10:39 am

City of Lawrence on latest count of unhoused people: ‘City is focused on knowing each person by name’

by Mackenzie Clark

In response to the latest point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness in Douglas County, the City of Lawrence says employees are making individual connections with people, leading to “powerful milestones of impact.”

Lawrence news August 7, 2024 - 10:19 pm

Annual count shows number of unhoused people up 6 from previous Douglas County record

by Mackenzie Clark

The latest point-in-time count numbers of people experiencing homelessness in Douglas County show a count just slightly higher than 2020, the previous record year.

Education August 7, 2024 - 9:16 am

Lawrence school board names Jeanice Swift as interim superintendent

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence school board President Kelly Jones on Wednesday announced the board’s selection of Jeanice Swift as interim superintendent.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 6, 2024 - 7:40 pm

Douglas County primary election results: Loomis wins with nearly two-thirds of vote in DA race; Francisco wins race for Senate 2

by Mackenzie Clark & Maya Hodison

With almost all ballots counted, the incumbent Douglas County district attorney has lost her seat, a longtime incumbent state senator will hold on for the general election and a city commissioner could not unseat an incumbent county commissioner.

Crime & Courts August 4, 2024 - 6:24 pm

Douglas County district attorney candidates respond to voters’ concerns

by Natasha Torkzaban & Mackenzie Clark

With the primary election days away, we gave each of the three Democrats running for Douglas County district attorney a chance to answer voters’ questions on an ethics complaint, an accusation of prosecutorial misconduct, views on officer conduct and more. 

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 3, 2024 - 4:36 pm

‘Treat people as people’: Lawrence community members suggest solutions to barriers with police

by Mackenzie Clark

Dozens of Lawrence community members gathered Saturday morning to identify solutions to barriers between the community and police. Their comments boiled down to one overarching message: We’re all humans, and we need to treat each other as such.

Education August 2, 2024 - 5:34 pm

Outside candidates for interim Lawrence superintendent role left jobs under clouds

by Maya Hodison

Both outside candidates being considered for the interim Lawrence superintendent left their previous superintendent jobs under some controversy.

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