Tag Archives: Richmond Public Schools

• News

  RPS Board discusses cuts to close $11-million gap

  The day is over and all was quiet at City Hall, with the exception of one conference room.
• News

  Schools need $80 million facelift

  Even as Mayor Dwight Jones opens two new city schools, some kids are still suffering throughout the district.
• CBS 6 Investigates / News

  City workers on leave amid theft investigation

  Employees were called to the Arthur Ashe building Friday afternoon and notified about their change in employment status.
• News

  GOLDMAN: Did Mayor’s Poverty Commission bend to political pressure?

  GOLDMAN: The mayor’s Poverty Commission made a most curious mistake in their report.
• News

  GOLDMAN: Is Bob Bobb secretly running the Richmond Public Schools?

  The lack of transparency is troubling in Richmond, but it is not just in our city.
• News / Politics

  Richmond swears in new school board

  With seven new members on the nine member school board, the biggest questions are the budget and the future of the school’s superintendent.
• News

  Students accused of attacking bus driver return to court

  One parent said there could be a potential snag because she thinks her daughter could be deemed incompetent to stand trail.
• News

  Background check request irks school leaders

  “We’re not teaching classes, we’re not driving buses,” newly-elected school board member Kristen Larson said
• News

  Two RPS schools will now be K-6

  RPS looks to improve its middle schools, starting with two elementary schools.
• News

  6 students accused in bus driver attack released

  Outside the Oliver Hill Courts building in Richmond Thursday afternoon, a 12-year-old was escorted home by his relieved parents.
• News

  Six middle school students face felony charges for bus driver assault

  Six middle school students have been arrested and charged for the assault of a Richmond school bus driver.
• News / Special Reports

  How will election influence fate of Richmond schools?

  Some wonder if Superintendent Yvonne Brandon will receive a vote of confidence from the new board and from the Mayor.