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City of Lawrence not accepting new crossing guard requests for 2025-26
The City of Lawrence will not take requests for new crossing guard locations during the 2025-26 school year as working group members continue to evaluate 2024-25 requests.
City of Lawrence not accepting new crossing guard requests for 2025-26
The City of Lawrence will not take requests for new crossing guard locations during the 2025-26 school year as working group members continue to evaluate 2024-25 requests.
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Lawrence Youth of the Year winner to be selected out of five candidates
Five candidates will give speeches Thursday in front of family, friends and community members before one is selected as the 2025 Lawrence Youth of the Year.
Lawrence school district feedback shows need to curb bullying but praises teachers
Participants who gave the Lawrence school district some feedback in the fall said teachers and staff are the backbone, but they see areas for improvement in student discipline and more.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to hear update on boundary work, consider approving solar project
A district committee on Monday will update the school board on its interest in exploring a feeder system in the future instead of making any boundary changes for next year. The board will also consider a bid to install solar panels for Sunflower Elementary.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district will safeguard student info in wake of immigration concerns, superintendent says
Lawrence Public Schools will keep students’ information private and support their constitutional right to education regardless of their immigration status, the superintendent told families Friday.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district committee wants to look at changing all schools’ boundaries – not just high schools’
Lawrence high school boundary lines will not change next year after a district committee decided Wednesday it wants to do a longer-term analysis of elementary, middle and high school boundaries altogether.
Free State wins state debate title
Free State High School claimed the 6A four-speaker state title over the weekend, besting some of the top debaters in the state for the Firebirds’ first debate state championship since 2019.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Communication, honest transparency top traits focus groups desired in next Lawrence superintendent
Focus group members said they’d most like the new permanent Lawrence Public Schools superintendent to be effective in communication and honest with transparency, according to a search firm.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Public Schools closed Tuesday because of cold temperatures
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Tuesday because of bitter cold temperatures and wind chills.
Lawrence school board to hold special meeting on superintendent search
The Lawrence school board is set to meet Tuesday for an update on the search for the next permanent superintendent.
Amid prospect of future snow days, Lawrence school district watchful of instructional hours
The Lawrence school district is anticipating more snow days this winter that could result in having to make up instructional hours.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence students prep for trip to Japan, but program participation is falling
Eight Lawrence middle and high schoolers spent the afternoon dancing, learning and playing games in preparation for a trip to Hiratsuka, Japan this summer.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to hear update on makeup time following 4 snow days
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update from administrators on their plans if the district must make up instructional hours after four snow days already this year.
Lawrence Public Schools: District’s PowerSchool data was not breached
The Lawrence school district’s data within PowerSchool was not accessed in a recent breach, according to an email sent to school families Friday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence and area schools closed Friday after just one in-session day this week
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Friday due to overnight snowfall and icy conditions.
Natasha Torkzaban/Lawrence Times
More snow days could lead to makeup time in Lawrence schools; staff monitoring heat in buildings
School cancellations could add up and require the district to make up time. Also, the district says staff members are working to make sure buildings will be warm enough when students come back to school.
