High school students volunteer during winter break
Lawrence Free State sophomore Eliot Eckersley helped Child Care Aware by hauling boxes cleaning toys and sorting learning materials on a winter break service project. The initiative grew from the Student United Way of Douglas County formed by alumni of the 2013 Summer of Service program to expand volunteer opportunities.
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Lawrence trail work likely delayed to fall progress
The planned 220000 dollar hike and bike trail upgrade through southeast Lawrence faces a fall start as the larger 130 million South Lawrence Trafficway project takes priority. Public works director Chuck Soules says the Haskell rail trail from 23rd to 29th Streets remains unpaved and will be impacted by detours during SLT construction, with the city’s big loop edging toward completion.
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Public Schools Advocates Challenge Court Funding Poll
Education advocates in Kansas dispute a December SurveyUSA poll funded by the Kansas Policy Institute that suggests many Kansans oppose court involvement in school funding. They argue the questions were loaded to sway responses while noting the court case questions focus on a pending Kansas Supreme Court school finance suit challenging a lower court ruling on legislative funding obligations.
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