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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2001
Page
3
The city faces rising population and diversity which hinder public education reform. Over 33 years of district reports show slow change despite expansions from 1954 to 1993 and a shifting enrollment near 10,500 students. Reluctance to relocate families sustains center-area schools as new campuses emerge.
A compact overlook notes Plan-99 and Horizon features for 2020. It lists Lawrence Journal-World and World Online as partners in covering the week’s history focused on pre-recovery developments and traffic updates.
Residents discuss Lawrence Douglas County growth and the public school system. The piece notes neighborhood resistance to closing aging schools like Riverside East Heights and Grant, the grassroots nature of district changes, and the need for an facilities master plan guiding future schools and classroom standards.
Lawrence High School mourns after senior Swalm dies in a head-on crash during the school day. Band members recall a quiet, responsible student who joined both alto and baritone saxophones and got along with everyone. School officials plan counseling and a moment of silence at the board meeting to support families.
High winds whip the Mississippi into waves pounding levees as volunteers and National Guard crews reinforce flood walls. The crest moving downriver from Minnesota to Iowa nears Camanche and Davenport, where leaks in the sandbag barriers are being plugged with nine dump truck loads of sand and a Coast Guard dock is secured. The Davenport flood wall near downtown shows minor breaches but crews expect the crest to arrive late today.
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