Standing in front of the White Auditorium in downtown Emporia on a Saturday morning, Alexis Lowder knew she was risking her job. But to her, the cause was well worth it.
North Lyon County schools may follow the flight plan of Southern Lyon County. As in starting Honor Flights.
USD 253 approved a bid for the Maynard Building from Simmons Pet Food at its meeting Wednesday evening. Simmons plans to use the space to open a 24/7 early education child care center.
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USD 253 hosted a convocation for its educators at the William Lindsay White Civic Auditorium Monday morning, in preparation for the new school year.
Flint Hills Technical College is preparing a night of fun activities for everyone in Emporia.
Emporia Main Street has launched a new initiative to encourage students and their families to shop locally.
The Newman Regional Health Auxiliary awarded scholarships to five area students pursuing degrees in the field of health care Monday morning.
Moths were in the spotlight during the Moth Week Event at the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center on Saturday evening.
Two local women are leading an effort to help displaced USD 253 teachers prepare for the upcoming school year.
District leadership provided an update on the staffing situation at USD 253 during its board of education meeting Wednesday night.
North Lyon County schools are making a hard turn toward a new school year.
Where does your tax money go? The city of Emporia wants you to know.
The teacher shortage is hitting Kansas hard, with 1,381 vacancies in the state as of spring 2022, according to the Kansas Department of Education. Emporia Public Schools has also been heavily affected, with over 70 open positions, according to numbers the district published Tuesday.
Do you have a “Zoom room” in your home? Or something like it?
The USD 253 school board voted unanimously against approving the district leadership’s recommendation to pause William Allen White Elementary at its special board meeting Thursday afternoon.
The USD 253 Board of Education unanimously declined to accept a recommendation to "pause" William Allen White Elementary School during a special meeting held Thursday afternoon.
Emporia State University is currently on track to have an estimated 77 new teachers who could enter the workforce in late December and early January.
USD 253 has added a special meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the Mary Herbert Education Center to allow for public comments.
The USD 253 school board will consider closing William Allen White Elementary, according to multiple sources who contacted The Gazette Tuesday afternoon.
Coronavirus might be making a comeback. But one option for holding public meetings in the pandemic is ending in Southern Lyon County schools.
Amid an educator shortage in Kansas, Flint Hills area schools are doing what they can to stay competitive, by raising wages for paraprofessionals.
Producers from a YouTube series came to record and interview those involved with the National Teachers Hall of Fame Thursday.
An Emporia native is in the final round of an international piano competition in Europe. His Emporia musical mentor never has seen anything like him.
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