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- August 26, 2022
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Miyares Makes “Back To School” Stop In Gilpin Court

RICHMOND, Virginia — Attorney General Jason Miyares stopped at the Calhoun Community Center in Gilpin Court, a low-income neighborhood with a local reputation for violence. Miyares met privately with local leaders and parents and handed out backpacks with school supplies to residents as part of a series of stops he is making around Virginia. “I came […]

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- June 11, 2022
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Richmond School May Have Discovered a Treasure Trove of Sex Work Material In School

A public school in Richmond Virginia says it may have more than 4,000 lesson plans, emails, and other materials about “sex work,” but if concerned parents want details, they will have to pay $20,000 to find out. According to the Daily Wire, the Richmond district’s potential trove of disturbing materials was revealed when officials responded […]

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- October 2, 2018
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Republican State Senator May Carry Bill In 2019 To Modernize Virginia’s Crumbling Schools

Referencing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 63-year-old landmark Brown II case, State Senator Bill Stanley (R-Franklin) is looking to form legislation next session to direct Virginia to provide schools that are “fully modernized or maintained as seemingly required,” by the U.S. Constitution.

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- September 7, 2018
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Republican Senator Asks AG: Is Virginia Violating Brown v. Board As School Infrastructure Deteriorates?

“63 years later, does the U.S. Constitution or federal law provide a legal remedy for the failure to satisfy the Brown II mandate on school infrastructure?” State Senator Bill Stanley asks Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring as the consensus to fix crumbling schools throughout the Commonwealth gains widespread, bipartisan acclaim.

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- August 13, 2018
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Money Allotted For RPS Maintenance Hidden In Previous Years Surplus

Richmond School Board members and the public at-large were shocked to find that the lack of money allocated for this year’s infrastructure improvements within the school division was bolstered by money taken out of the budget to fix schools in the past and re-branded as “new” money.

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- August 7, 2018
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Richmond Public Schools Has A Disappointing Trend Of Teacher Shortages

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Richmond Public Schools is facing yet another teacher shortage, may have to “beg” to fill vacancies.

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- April 5, 2018
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Northam Signs Republican Bill For Tax-Free Richmond Schools Modernization

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As Mayor Levar Stoney continues his tax rampage on Richmond, Governor Northam signs the Republican-sponsored legislation for tax-free RPS modernization.

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- March 13, 2018
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Overcrowded Fox Elementary Means Street Trailers In Richmond’s Fan District

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After an “administrative error” by the Richmond School Board, overcrowding at Fox Elementary School leads to trailers in the street in the Fan District.

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- March 13, 2018
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Richmond Councilman Wants Cigarette Tax For RPS Funding

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After Mayor Levar Stoney levied his meals tax on Richmonders, Councilman Parker Agelasto also wants a cigarette tax to fund the RPS rebuild.

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- January 17, 2018
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House Bill May Allow Mayor Stoney to Raise Taxes For RPS

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85 percent of Richmonders voted for a referendum that will modernize RPS, but Mayor Stoney may be able to raise taxes for funding with new House bill.

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