Former governors pay tribute to Brown v. Board, but disagree on how to continue its legacy
“We will never know where we're going, unless we know where we've been.”
Victoria A. Ifatusin
A charter middle school wants to open in Richmond, but the path to approval is far from certain
It has been more than 10 years since the state has received a public charter school application.
Richmond School Board discusses eliminating vacant positions to make budget work
The amount of money committed to raises is larger than the additional money the district will receive in funding next year.
Richmond School Board extends Superintendent Jason Kamras’ contract for four years
The matter was handled quickly at the beginning of the board’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting. He will make $275,000 annually, with additional performance incentives.
As the city cracks down on nonprofit funding, one group got $250k outside of the traditional application process
The group bypassed the city’s process of applying for grant funding during this year’s budget process.
GRTC will allow ads at bus stops to help subsidize free fares
The revenue from the ads will fully go toward the free-fare program.
RPS requests to be removed from state performance agreement
The agreement requires that the division follows a corrective action plan.
