At a town hall held by Richmond Public Schools, city officials came together with parents to discuss solutions to gun violence, which disproportionately affects black males in Virginia. In Virginia, where the annual number of firearm-related deaths paces the national...
Not In My Schoolyard
A recent "pairing" proposal to help integrate two Richmond city schools has run into a backlash that, in some eyes, harks back to the bad old days of Massive Resistance. The Richmond Public School System’s solution to improve diversity has frustrated some residents to...
Richmond Public Schools Adds LGBTQ-Affirming Language to Student Code of Responsible Ethics
RPS and Side By Side worked together in order to make school a more inclusive place for Richmond's LGBTQ students. At last Monday's meeting of the School Board for Richmond Public Schools, the school district presented the first draft of a revision to the school...
Superintendent Kamras Urges Trust, As Some Richmonders Express Skepticism
Last week, Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras met with community members for an open discussion on plans to improve Richmond Public Schools. Kamras called the discussion a "Trust Town Hall," announcing the event in an April 13 op-ed for the Richmond...
Upbeat Superintendent Offers Plan to Improve Richmond Schools
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras delivered an optimistic message in his first State of the Schools address -- even though the district has the worst graduation rate in Virginia and more than half of its schools lack accreditation. "I wasn't sure...
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