The Lawrence school district is hosting forums this week to gather public input on proposed changes to boundaries for its four middle schools. The boundary changes would enable the district to reassign sixth- through eighth-grade students who don’t want to take part in Liberty Memo...
he said the districtstill has a waitlistof students hoping to join the free public Montessori program at New York Elementary, which is in its first year. Lewis said the school district is also excited about the poten...
A Lawrence man was ordered on Thursday to stand trial for allegedly threatening a group of teens with a firearm, which the man later reportedly said was a BB gun. The man, Zachary Ryan Johnston, 38, is charged in Douglas County District Court with two felony counts of aggravated assault wi...
The Lawrence school district is postponing two public input sessions on proposed changes to address enrollment imbalances between its two high schools, which were originally scheduled for next week. According to a press release, the district’s Boundary Advisory...
said that she is “dedicated to advocating for workers’ rights, fair wages, safe working conditions, and child security,” and Coronado said he would want to ensure that the district paid enough that its staff “don’t have to work two, or t...
Lawrence school board expands equity efforts with analysis of enrollment and class sizes Lawrence school board members will explore enrollment and class sizes while gathering data as a part of the district's equity initiative to help ...
Lawrence School At H.B. Lawrence School, 5% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 5% scored at or above that level for reading.Compared with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this metric. In Holyoke, 10% of ...
Lawrence Public Schools district offices pictured in April 2021. Lawrence schools leaders will soon consider changing the district’s high school graduation requirements to meet new statewide standards, which, among other things, emphasize career and college preparation and change how math and sci...
Stumblingbear, a Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health clinic assistant, said it’s clear that the school closures played a pivotal role in shaping the district’s budget. “I also understand that accepting this budget means historic raises for our district’...
At Lawrence/Nelson Elementary School, 55% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 45% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 11%. The student-teacher ratio is 9:1, which is better than that of the district.The ...