Richmond’s public schools are deep into the 2018-2019 semester, with midterm exams on the horizon for some, and the long shadow cast by the condition of the city’s education hanging over all. That condition, detailed in a report released on September 27 by the...
Progressive yard signs are visible throughout my neighborhood of Church Hill, declaring "Black Lives Matter" and "Hate Has No Home Here." Those signs help to foster a sense of community; there’s comfort that comes from feeling that our neighbors are interpreting this...
In Richmond’s 7th District, three candidates are running in a November special election for the school board seat vacated by Nadine Marsh-Carter after the death of her husband in 2017. Schools in the district suffer from chronic underfunding and maintenance issues,...