Socioeconomic status shapes expectations at Lawrence High and Free State
Lawrence High and Free State students confront perceptions tied to family income. With 43 percent of Lawrence High students in free lunch and about 550 eligible, compared with 31 percent and around 400 at Free State, teachers urge nuanced support. AVID expansion and more counselors are proposed, but funding limits drive a multi-pronged approach.
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Michael Carriger
Lawrence High
Free
Free State
Carriger
Zia Kelly
Trenna Soderling
Kelly
AVID
Rabiola
Doll
Lawrence College and Career Center
LCCC
Lawrence Virtual School
Kansas
School board to vote on maintenance plan and contracts
The board will streamline maintenance scheduling tracking inventory and responding to system alarms while considering amendments to construction contracts for Lawrence High Kennedy Schwegler and Deerfield elementary schools. Meeting set for 7 p.m. at district offices 110 McDonald Drive Rochelle reports.
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Lawrence High School
Kennedy, Schwegler
Deerfield
McDonald Drive
Kansas to expand policy on youth overdose crisis
An official urges shift beyond denial to address teen and young adult overdose issues. Stacy Chamberlain of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services notes a rising wait list for addiction treatment and a shift toward younger adults. A work group formed 18 months ago aims to finalize a plan by early 2016 to combat drug abuse.
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Stacy Chamberlain
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
Chamberlain
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