“Brad makes significant contributions to not only the Lawrence High School family but also the entire USD 497 community,” physical education teacher Laura Brensing said in a statement provided by the foundation. “With his work as the head baseball coach, he is a visible presenc...
The district’s enrollment report is completed on Sept. 20 of each year, and this year’s report shows that district enrollment has dropped by 299 students. The total enrollment for 2022 after an audit from the Kans...
Volunteers with the Friends of the Kaw not only take care of the Kansas River but help keep the water safe for the nearly 1 million Kansans who utilize it. NON PROFIT: O’Connell Children’s Shelter ByLBMDecember 9, 2024 IT TAKES A VILLAGE ...
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“And so government officials at USD 497 have created the veneer of a robust debate while avoiding the criticism and accountability the First Amendment protects,” the lawsuit, filed by Stilwell attorney Linus Baker, alleges. Spiehs — who frequently protested mask re...
“While the overall city population may be increasing, what is most impactful for the district related to population is birth rate. We’ve been seeing a steady decline in birth rate for almost 10 years. Last year, Lawrence had a birth rate that was almost hal...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court late Friday ruled that the Legislature failed to fix the constitutional problems in the state’s school finance formula and renewed its threat to close public schools on July 1 if lawmakers do not solve the problems by then. ...
Kimball said she’d previously testified against proposals in the Kansas Legislature that she saw as harmful, and she added that she wasn’t aware of any “privatization efforts of public education happening in Lawrence Public Schools.”
The debate over teaching evolution in Kansas public schools has caught the attention of a cross-country Internet community of satirists. In the past few weeks, hundreds of followers of the supreme Flying Spaghetti Monster have swamped state education officials with urgent e-mails. ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday her seventh attempt to expand Medicaid, which has continuously faced staunch opposition from Republican leadership. The Healthcare Access for Working Kansans, or HAWK, Act, would expand the option of Medicaid coverage to roughly 150,000 ... ...