Outgoing Lawrence superintendent reflects on seven years
Rick Doll summarizes seven years as Lawrence school district leader as he prepares to resign. He notes the district improved high school graduation rates from 83 percent in 2010 to 92 percent in 2015. In 2015, 700 students graduated from the two high schools, a outcome likely higher than under prior rates.
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Lawrence Public Schools
Rick Doll
Kansas Educational Leadership Institute
Kansas State University
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Pinckney Elementary
Lawrence
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Lawsuit claims Bledsoe framed for murder
Floyd Bledsoe, freed after DNA tests, files federal lawsuit alleging he was wrongly imprisoned for the 1999 murder of 14-year-old Camille Altmann in Jefferson County. The case cites a widespread conspiracy and questions the conviction despite his brother Tom Bledsoe's multiple confessions.
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Jefferson County
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Bledsoe
John Kurth
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Tom Bledsoe
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Lawrence seeks widespread affordable housing to avoid poverty pockets
Lawrence leaders tackle using funds for affordable housing to prevent concentrated poverty. Health Director Dan Partridge warns against locating low income housing in limited areas, urging an approach where affordable housing is spread widely and remains “invisible” within communities.
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Dan Partridge
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence housing shortage series ends with proposals to aid affordability
This fifth installment concludes a five part series on affordable housing in Lawrence, noting the city’s severe shortage per national health rankings in Douglas County. It covers past attention and proposed measures by city leaders and others to move forward, with full coverage available at LJWorld.com.
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National Health Rankings
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Afternoon storm joins readers online
An afternoon storm prompts readers to join LJWorld discussions on Facebook and Twitter, inviting engagement and updates.
Error Costs Firebirds A Throwing Error In 9th
A late miscue in the ninth left Free State High School vulnerable as Shawnee Mission East won the Class 6A state baseball title. The error proved decisive in a tense championship game at Page 1C.
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