School board approves closures amid budget crisis
The school board voted to consolidate five schools, absorbing East Heights and Centennial students to Kennedy New York Cordley and Schwegler, amid 59 million bond defeat. Parents spoke passionately as opponents and supporters urged action, with 1,417 signatures against and 532 in favor.
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Jack Davidson
East Heights
Centennial
Davidson
Kirsten Roussel
Marianne Reed
Centennial Parent-Teacher Group
Reed
Deb Passig
Quail Run
Passig
John Rathbun
South Junior High School
15Th Street
Maryland Street
Kennedy School
New York School
Cordley School
Marvonne
Melholland
Schwegler School
Cordley
Gaslight Village
Broken Arrow
Riverside
Deerfield
Pinckney
Grant School
Woodlawn School
Randy Weseman
Roy Williams Returns to North Carolina as Coach
Roy Williams leaves Kansas after 15 years to coach at North Carolina with a reported $260,000 annual base plus incentives that could push the package toward $2 million per year. At Kansas his base was about $130,000 with a total package over $1 million. He described the decision as painful amid a week featuring a national title game appearance and a fired athletic director. Williams cited roots and family, thanked Dean Smith, and announced a quick university search for a successor, with Illinois' Bill Self discussed as a leading candidate. He praised KU's tradition, reflected on his time in Lawrence, and said he felt the move was the right decision this time.
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Chapel Hill
Allen Fieldhouse
Jayhawk
al Bohl
Lawrence
Los Angeles
UNC
Dick Baddour
Matt Doherty
Doherty
Smith
KU Grad
Dean Smith
Wanda
North Carolina
Scott
Charlotte
Baddour
America
James Moeser
Roy
Joe Holladay
Steve Robinson
Ben Miller
Jerod Haase
C.B. McGrath
Holladay
Carolina
Lallage Williams
Jennings
Jayhawks
Hemenway
Kansas
Middle America
University of Kansas
Omar Wilkes
Nick Collison
Richard Gwin
Journal-War
Ryan Leary
Camden Leary
Roy Williams
Kansas University
Judy Billings
Paul Trupel
Trupel
Missouri
Quin Snyder
Chris Cheatham
Phog Allen
Cillinois
Bill Self
Kathleen Sebelius
David Dunfield
KU Athlet
Ics
Jean Milstead
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lawrence shaken as Roy Williams leaves KU basketball
Lawrence reacts to Roy Williams departure with mixed emotion while students at Veterans Park and locals at Free State Brewing Co weigh the impact on KU program. Gov Sebelius and Mayor Dunfield promise resilience. speculation swirls about Bill Self as Williams replacement.
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19Th
Louisiana
James Stevens
Parsons
al Bohl
Williams
Evan Pope
Denver
Lyman Fox
Lawrence
Fox
Josh Hill
Rob Wood
Free State Brewing Co
Mass
Wood
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Dave Ranney
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