How The Budget’s records request led USD 497 to a federal court hearing By Ashlyn Tell and Phoebe Morris, Free Press April 17, 2026
Lawrence USD 497 Stamps Public Records “Confidential,” Tells Student Journalists Not to Share By Ashlyn Tell and Phoebe Morris, Free Press April 17, 2026
Students add claims in lawsuit over USD497’s AI monitoring By Claire Lindemyer, lhsbudget.com Managing Editor January 21, 2026
USD 497 Ceases Gaggle Use Amid Ongoing Federal Lawsuit By Claire Lindemyer, lhsbudget.com Managing Editor November 16, 2025
District, Plaintiffs File New Arguments in Gaggle Lawsuit Over Student Reporting By Ashlyn Tell, lhsbudget.com Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2025
Victory: Court notes journalism adviser’s legal protections; district issues memo affirming no restraints on student press By Ashlyn Tell, lhsbudget.com Editor-in-Chief August 19, 2025
School board renews AI surveillance software for $53,000 By Zana Kennedy, Channing Morse, and Arabella Gipp July 9, 2024
‘Unapologetically loud’: How student journalists fought a Kansas district over spyware and won By Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector April 22, 2024
Student journalists seek policy changes prompted by AI monitoring of students By Zana Kennedy, Delaney Haase, Arabella Gipp, and Avery Sloyer April 19, 2024
Fighting for our rights: Gaggle & USD 497 By Natasha Torkzaban, Morgan Salisbury, Maya Smith, and Jack Tell April 18, 2024
Art students push back against potential Gaggle censorship By Maya Smith, Editor in Chief February 9, 2024
Is AI the answer? New Lawrence school district software aims to prevent suicide and self-harm By Jack Tell, Editor in Chief November 10, 2023
