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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education June 29, 2024 - 9:19 am

Lawrence schools superintendent takes job out of state

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis has been selected to lead the school district of Durham, North Carolina.

Education June 27, 2024 - 6:32 pm

Teachers union reaches tentative agreement with Lawrence school district on potential raises, contracts

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence teachers will likely receive raises next year if a tentative agreement between the district and its teachers union is approved.

Education June 24, 2024 - 9:24 pm

High school teachers call for stricter cell phone policy in Lawrence school district

by Maya Hodison

More than 80 Lawrence educators have signed a petition for the district to implement a stricter cell phone policy, and six people advocated for it during the school board meeting Monday.

Crime & Courts June 24, 2024 - 9:02 pm

Lawrence schools superintendent calls meeting on community safety

by Mackenzie Clark

Following the shooting deaths of three local teens within 15 months, Lawrence school district Superintendent Anthony Lewis is calling a community meeting to discuss safety.

Education June 24, 2024 - 5:04 pm

Lawrence school district names next principal of New York Elementary and Montessori

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence school district has selected Brian Workman, currently an instructional coach at Cordley Elementary, as next principal of New York Elementary and Montessori School.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education June 23, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Consent agenda, executive session on contract negotiations scheduled for Lawrence school board meeting

by Lawrence Times

The agenda for Monday’s school board meeting includes a slew of consent agenda items, such as panic buttons for Broken Arrow, as well as a closed-door session on employee contract negotiations.

Education June 20, 2024 - 4:36 pm

Lawrence kids, teacher with neurofibromatosis maneuver through school, advocate for one another

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence teacher Andrea Kelly hadn’t known anyone with the same rare genetic disorder she has until a fearless 5-year-old walked into her kindergarten classroom.

Carter Gaskins
Education June 20, 2024 - 1:18 pm

Cynthia Johnson, also known as ‘Mama J,’ to resign from Lawrence school district

by Lawrence Times

Cynthia Johnson, the executive director of inclusion, engagement, and belonging for Lawrence Public Schools, is resigning at the end of the month.

Education June 11, 2024 - 4:28 pm

Lawrence school district, school board to form committee on AI guidelines

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school district will be forming an ad hoc committee that’ll create recommendations for guidelines around incorporating artificial intelligence technology into classrooms. 

Education June 10, 2024 - 8:18 pm

Lawrence school board president asks to consider revising high school boundaries

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence High School’s enrollment is dangerously declining, putting it at a “low risk – but certainly a consideration” to be reclassified from a 6A school to a 5A school, the Lawrence school board president said Monday.

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