New Linwood area elementary school under construction
A large new elementary school is being built along Kansas Highway 32 near Linwood in Leavenworth County for the Basehor Linwood district. In Lawrence the town debates closing schools, but the oddity may lie in Linwood instead as numbers suggest a shift in district planning.
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Population shifts and school enrollment trends charted
The chart compares a decade of changes in K-12 enrollment across several districts with population changes in their associated major cities. It highlights cases where population growth did not correspond to rising student numbers, illustrating divergent local dynamics.
Enrollment gains at Lawrence private schools modest
Rochelle Valverde reports that eight private schools in the Lawrence area saw overall enrollment rise by a few dozen students over the past three school years, while the Lawrence public school district shed hundreds of students in the same period.
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Student charged in Olathe school shooting
An 18 year old student, Jaylon Desean Elmore, faces attempted capital murder charges after a Friday shooting at Olathe East High School that injured an administrator and a school resource officer. Bond set at 1 million. no first appearance scheduled. Elmore has a prior aggravated robbery conviction. no attorney listed in court records.
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Leaders shift gears on county pandemic response
Douglas County moves to pandemic recovery as COVID cases decline. A new branch of the Douglas County Unified Command will start a recovery phase, reducing frequent data reporting and reworking the community transmission indicator tool. The shift follows the end of a months long mask mandate that expired Wednesday.
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