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Education April 24, 2023 - 11:06 pm

Lawrence school board approves new elementary boundaries

by Maya Hodison

New boundaries approved by the Lawrence school board on a 5-2 vote Monday will reassign students from the two elementary schools that are closing and some students from two schools that aren’t, based on where they reside.

Education April 23, 2023 - 2:58 pm

Lawrence school board to consider new elementary boundaries, hear report on 4-day weeks

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving new elementary boundaries for next year and hear a report on four-day weeks for students.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Education April 11, 2023 - 5:17 pm

Lawrence school district officials voice support for transgender students, staff after Legislature approves anti-trans laws

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence school board members on Monday spoke in support of transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming students and staff in the district, following the Kansas Legislature’s approval of several bills diminishing transgender people’s rights.

Education April 11, 2023 - 1:17 pm

Lawrence school district survey results show high disengagement among teachers

by Maya Hodison

A recent district survey revealed that more than three out of five Lawrence teachers generally feel disengaged with their jobs.

Education April 10, 2023 - 10:44 pm

Lawrence school board suggests changes to proposed new elementary boundaries

by Maya Hodison

Following their vote to close two elementary schools, Lawrence school board members on Monday asked the district’s boundary committee to keep families from having to travel across highways to their new schools, consider allowing families to choose their new schools and more.

Education April 9, 2023 - 7:58 pm

Lawrence school board to consider new boundaries following their vote to close two schools

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider new boundaries that assign all Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary students to new schools as well as shift nearly 100 students out of three other schools.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education March 28, 2023 - 3:10 pm

Lawrence school board approves restructuring middle school schedules, changes to curriculum

by Cuyler Dunn & Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence school board on Monday approved middle school schedule changes, including creating a seven-period school day for students and other changes that will affect programs such as physical education, Future City and zero-hour choir.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Education March 25, 2023 - 9:10 pm

‘You’re breaking up a family’: Pinckney community discusses the support system the school provides

by Mackenzie Clark

Members of the Pinckney Elementary School community frequently teared up on Saturday afternoon as they told Lawrence school board members why the small school is so special.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education March 25, 2023 - 12:24 pm

Broken Arrow parents plead with Lawrence school board to keep the school open

by Cuyler Dunn

A school is more than just a building, said parents, students and other community members Saturday at a public hearing on the possible closure of Broken Arrow Elementary. Instead, they said, it’s part of a community.

Education March 23, 2023 - 7:44 pm

Lawrence school district releases new proposed boundary map ahead of closure hearings

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence school district has released a map showing how elementary boundaries could change if the school board chooses to move forward with closing two elementary schools after public hearings, which are set for Saturday.

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