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 Students Take Part In Worldwide Walkout Demanding Action On Climate Change
Last Friday afternoon, students from several Richmond schools marched down Broad St to Capitol Square, as part of the Youth Strike 4 Climate worldwide protest. An estimated 1.4 million students in 123 countries played hooky this past Friday, demanding public action...
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...
In Unique and Destructive Weather, Richmond-Area Schools Work to Adapt
When Ashley Walton started her fifth year working at Highland Springs High School, at the semester’s start, she was in high spirits. She’d been impressed by the efforts of new principal Ken White to raise morale, and looked forward to interacting with an energized...
Virginia schools now required to test for lead in water
With the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, safe drinking water is a high priority nationwide, especially for children. Beginning July 1, schools in Virginia will be required to test their potable water for lead. Senate Bill 1359, which Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into...
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