Langston Hughes educator wins annual Bobs Award
First grade teacher Kathy Rathbun at Langston Hughes School received the seventh annual Bobs Award, a $10,000 prize from the Lawrence Schools Foundation. Principal Myron Melton and Supt. Randy Weseman praised her classroom leadership as she plans to use funds for her students and Langston Hughes, while sharing with family and planning lunch for colleagues.
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Langston, Hughes School
Lisa Williams
Rathbun
Lawrence
Lawrence Schools Foundation
Bob
Langston Hughes
Kennedy
Centennial
Myron Melton
Randy Weseman
Rath
Richard Gwin
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Langston Hughes School
Lawrence teachers delay salary talks amid health plan changes
Lawrence teachers postpone contract talks with the district, delaying 2003-04 negotiations to Tuesday. The dispute centers on health insurance options, catastrophic leave and pay increases while district officials warn of higher costs and hiring impacts, including losses and budget strains.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Education Assn
Wayne Kruse
Quail Run
LEA
Mary Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Coventry Health Care
Bethesda
Kathy Johnson
Johnson
McDonald Drive
Students flag Lawrence mislocation in geography text
Erie Elementary fourth graders and teacher Sharon Grommet spotted a map error in National Geographic Reading Expeditions Communities Across America Today showing Lawrence, Kansas in western Kansas instead of northeast Kansas. The class sent a letter with a highlighted Kansas map. National Geographic apologized and said the map will be corrected in future printings.
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ERIE
National Geographic
Lawrence
Kansas
Sharon Grommet
National Geographic Reading Expeditions
America
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Southwest Quail Run teachers win mayor's education award
George Skip Bennett and Jane Imber, both educators at Southwest Junior High and Quail Run, received the Mayor's Excellence in Education Award in a surprise ceremony. Mayor David Dunfield and Sue Hack presented the honors as part of a program now in its second year, recognizing teaching leadership and community involvement.
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George
Skip” Bennett
Sue Hack
Bennett
Jane Imber
David Dunfield
Hack
Southwest Junior High
Quail Run
Dunfield
Lawrence
Imber
Michele Trompeter
Southwest
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