As Douglas County emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, its jail inmate population looks to be much smaller than it was more than a year ago, pre-pandemic. Th
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The Lawrence Board of Education meeting room at district offices, 110 McDonald Drive, is pictured in this file photo from Feb. 25, 2019.
A proposed policy that aims to address educational disparities in the Lawrence school district could soon be put into place.
During a meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider finalizing a new equity policy that focuses on addressing inequities experienced by marginalized groups, such as people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, women and several others. The board reviewed the policy during its last meeting on April 26.
Superintendent Anthony Lewis said at the time that he requested the new policy after he joined the district in July 2018, and told the board he was glad to see it come forward. He also said putting the policy into action would be “legacy work” for the district.
Oldfather Studios, at 1621 W. Ninth St., is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2010.
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If a film were made about my days living in a college apartment, it would have been a horror flick. A completely innocent protagonist (me, of course) caught between two monsters an angry pile of dirty dishes in half the rooms and a stinking pile of laundry in the other half. (Remember, I’m innocent, though.) I don’t know that any films are going to be made, but plans have been filed for new apartments to be constructed on the site of a longtime film studio.
Strong Hall on the University of Kansas campus is shown on Sept. 13, 2018.
Updated at 4:58 p.m. Wednesday
The University of Kansas announced varying budget cuts for academic and administrative units on Wednesday ranging from zero to 12% to address its structural deficit.
The units with the largest cuts are the School of Music and the School of Engineering, which will both have a 12% reduction of the fiscal year 2021 general use budget. The second largest cuts are 10% reductions, which will affect the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Law, the Office of the Chancellor, Public Affairs, the Provost’s Office, the Office of Research and the finance unit.