By Kristin Babcock, The Olathe News, Kan. Jul. 23--Before he approached his nine-year-old son Tyler about going to a new school, Tony Jackowski tried to learn as much as he could about Woodland Elementary. "Nobody likes change, so there was apprehension," Tony Jackowski, said.

By Kristin Babcock, The Olathe News, Kan. Jul. 8--The latest projection Principal Stacy Shipley has heard is that about 408 students will walk through the new doors of Woodland Elementary School on its first day of school.

By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Sep. 23--Westview Elementary School, once given a failing grade by the U.S. Department of Education, received national recognition on Friday for dramatically increasing math and reading scores since 2001.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced a new optical services contract with Olathe Unified School District (USD), the third-largest district in Kansas serving more than 25,300 students in 47 schools and six support buildings.

By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Sep. 6--The Olathe School District's ambitious plan to add updated technology in all its classrooms will be moving forward as officials prepare to purchase equipment for 200 more.