After school on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Free State staff members sat at tables in the library, puzzled as to why a brief, general email from principal Ed West requested their attendance. Until the meeting...
kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief
• August 23, 2013
A geometry and consumer math teacher who student taught at Free State last semester and graduated from the University of Kansas in May.
An associate choir director with a masters degree in choral conducting...
One of the first rules in journalism is to not just praise your friends, family and politicians. Instead, reporters are encouraged to share the stories of those unheard, hidden gems that provide a new...
katie guyot, co-editor-in-chief
• February 3, 2013
Bills forbidding paycheck deductions for union dues, limiting collective bargaining rights closing in on the law books
When the Lawrence Education Association--the teachers union representing educators...
When students dive onto the computer they usually know what they want to do. Usually it’s entertainment, but more and more teachers are starting to ask their students to sign on for school.
Although...
The applause was deafening. The teachers were cheering. The students were moaning. School had arrived.
After last year’s budget cuts and class cuts, some departments found themselves a...
At the end of a school year more than just seniors will be leaving Free State. Teachers are leaving as well. Some are leaving due to district budget cuts, some are leaving because they have found new opportunities...
In a few short weeks the student teachers will be leaving classrooms for good; some students are looking forward to that day and will be grateful to have regular teachers back while others will dearly...
There was a time when I would sit anxiously in front of the window and wait for the mailman to deliver the most formidable of all adversaries: my report card.
My efforts to avoid its wrath were pointless...
The student body and faculty can all agree that this year has not been easy. You can see the stress of the budget situation reflected in teachers faces. Most everyone has had to make sacrifices, and do...
Finalized Cuts:
1. Raise the student- teacher ratio by one student across the district: $1.1 million.
One student can make a huge impact on a teachers classroom. Plus it would be harder for us to...
