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Lawrence Public Schools is a learning community committed to ensuring educational equity and excellence so that students of all races and backgrounds achieve at high levels and graduate prepared for success in college, careers, and life in a diverse and rapidly changing world.

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Steps Toward Courage

Quail Run Elementary

We are only 65 years removed from the day six-year-old Ruby Bridges was escorted by four federal marshals as she walked into an all-white school in Louisiana. Ruby's journey was an essential step towards the long overdue desegregation of schools and upholding of the right to education which belongs to every child.

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Jayhawk Blueprint

Lawrence High School

Students in Valerie Schrag's History 128 Jayhawk Blueprint course at Lawrence High School got an up close look at centuries-old documents and maps from KU's historical archives during a time-traveling field trip to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library.

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New Preschool Playgrounds

Woodlawn Elementary

Lawrence's littlest learners wasted no time testing out the new preschool playgrounds which opened at Kennedy Early Childhood Center, Sunflower Elementary, and Woodlawn Elementary last Friday.

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Prairie Park student smiling in Science class.
Elementary Science

Prairie Park Elementary

With the introduction of Science as a dedicated special rotation at our elementary schools this school year, students across Lawrence Public School are already solving scientific mysteries and adapting to their new learning environments. That includes students in Staci Ahlvers's Science class at Prairie Park Elementary.

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AVID in LPS

2025-26 Program Enhancement

Lawrence Public Schools joined districts nationwide in celebrating AVID Day and how the AVID program empowers students from kindergarten through high school to build the skills, confidence, and community needed for success in college, careers, and life.

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Early Learning Expansion

2025-26 Program Enhancement

Lawrence Public Schools expanded access to early childhood education, ensuring that more of our community’s youngest learners start school with a strong foundation.

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Coding Robots on a STEAM Field Trip (With Markers?) | Show & Tell

On this 2026 edition of Show & Tell, Andrew goes on a field trip with students from Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, where they tackled creative STEAM challenges and made some fascinating robot friends.

Watch the episode to see the robots in action, and hear directly from students about their amazing STEAM-focused learning experiences.

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