Lawrence schools to gain 3.5 million under new funding plan
Lawrence district will discuss how to spend an added 3.5 million in funding from the Kansas Legislature. The plan totals 2.2 million general fund and 1.3 million special education for 2018-2019, with statewide K-12 funding rising by 522 million over five years. The board will review budget updates, staffing priorities, and a trust for donations to rename South Middle School Billy Mills Middle School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas State Department of Education
Jeff Colyer
Lawrence School Board
Kathy Johnson
Shannon Kimball
Johnson
South Middle School
Billy Mills Middle School
McDonald Drive
KU to launch Rock Chalk Remain Fund for student emergencies
KU will roll out the Rock Chalk Remain Fund this fall to help students cover unforeseen costs such as car trouble medical bills or broken laptops. The fund, centralizing donor gifts via LaunchKU and KU Endowment, aims to aid food and housing insecure students identified in recent national studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Launchku
Mady Womack
Mattie Carter
Womack
KU Endowment
Launchru
Cosmosphere seals plan for renovation of NASA consoles
Cosmosphere in Hutchinson finalizes a 151500 remodel adding four NASA mission control consoles used from the 1960s to early 1990s. Upgrades include interactive tech for the flight and control rooms and aim for completion by April 19 for Barstow School summer programs, with a further 1.4 million needed for educational enhancements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kansas
NASA
Tracey Tomme
Cosmosphere
Mars
Barstow School
Missouri
Jim Remar
Remar
Datebook 9 Today Local events and meetings listed citywide
Affordable Housing Advisory Board meets at 11 a m at Lawrence City Hall. Teen Zone hours at Lawrence Public Library. Scrabble Club at Clinton Place Apartments. TOPS meeting at 5 30 p m. Sing and Rhyme Storytime. Eudora City Commission meets at 7 p m. Lawrence School Board at 7 p m. Diverse Dialogue: American Justice on Trial 7 to 8 30 p m at Lawrence Public Library. Music and performance listings include John McCutcheon, Kansas City Lyric Resident Artists, Argentine Tango Practica. Various published guidelines for submitting events and sponsor opportunities follow. Red Dog Workout at Community Building. Optimist Club breakfast. SHRM conference at Maceli’s. Library programs include Storytime and Book Club. Several city and county meetings scheduled including Lawrence City Commission work session and County Commission, plus KU poetry reading and campus music events. Cities and venues include Lawrence, Eudora, and KU facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Lawrence City Hall
Sixth St
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Clinton Place
Pebble Lane
Vermont St. Eudora
Eudora City Hall
E. Seventh St. Lawrence
McDonald Drive
John McCutcheon
Stewart Drive
11Th St. Lawrence
Brandon Woods
Smith Center
Inverness Drive
Shrm Jayhawk
Maceli’s
New Hampshire St. Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elwyn Jones
Jones
Ywald
Kimball
University of Texas At Austin
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Carter
Temple University
Wisconsin Hope Lab
Kansas City
Swarthout
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
Signs of Life
Massachusetts St
Ijworld.com
Ljworld. Com
Ljworld.com
Message In the Margin Book Club
Free State High School
Overland Drive
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Administrative Office
Coalition For Homeless Concerns
Joseph Harrington
Jayhawk Blvd
Tech
Lawrence City
Rock Chalk Lane
Cider Gallery
Pennsylvania St
Eileen Horn
Boog Highberger
Kansas State
Dread Ave
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County
Independents
Dole Institute
Petefish Drive
Public Works
City Hall
E. Sixth St
Jayhawk
Captain Troy Squire
Lawrence Police Department
Nicole Rials
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
New Hampshire St
Jayhawkshrm.org
Jayhawk Shrm
SHRM
Psteimle
Ifworld
Lawrence Farmers Market
New Hampshire Street
Vermont Street
Lawrencefarmersmarket.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!