Jump Training's Thread Through Generations At School
Bob Lockwood, KU veteran and pioneer of plyometrics based Jump Training, mentored hundreds in rigid after school workouts. At Liberty Memorial Central Middle School his former student Chad Richards led a fitness class with Lockwood’s grandchildren among the participants.
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School board pares bond funded projects for April vote
Lawrence school board members began trimming a list of proposed bond funded improvements to fit a maximum $93 million debt limit. The district seeks voter approval on April 2 for a districtwide package covering building upgrades technology upgrades and expansion of career and technical education for high school students.
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City Receives Proposals for Curbside Recycling Plan
The Lawrence city government, under a state law delaying new curbside programs until June 2014, has received four recycling plan proposals. A city committee with officials and Solid Waste members has been reviewing ideas amid ongoing discussions in Town Talk notes by Chad Lawhorn.
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Town Task Force weighs curbside recycling proposals
The Town Task Force spent seven hours last week listening to proposals from four companies or entities seeking involvement in a proposed curbside recycling program in Lawrence. Details appear on RECYCLING page 2A.
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KU to scrap $125,000 Oracle job-application system
Kansas University plans to replace its new online job-application system licensed from Oracle after about two months due to widespread frustration among applicants. Provost Jeff Vitter said the TAM module hindered presenting KU to prospective faculty and staff, with over 10 percent failing to complete applications.
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Task force ends without Kansas teachers heard
Governor Sam Brownback’s school efficiency task force wrapped up Monday without hearing testimony from Kansas teachers. The panel did not invite input from educators as it completed its work and issued recommendations.
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