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Richmond Public Schools is planning on purchasing 10-thousand laptops for students who have challenges working from home. Superintendent Jason Kamras wants to ensure that RPS students have equity and access for learning. He is asking all parents to fill out a survey so the school system knows if a child does not have a laptop […]

Community Collaboration at its best! Richmond Public Schools and the YMCA are coming together to reduce summer slide. In other words, learning loss from the time students leave school for summer vacation and heading back to school in the fall. The Richmond Times-Dispatch says more than one-thousand students have been heading out to seven schools […]

Richmond Public Schools’ new superintendent is launching his 100-Day plan following an announcement of releasing his senior staff from their duties by June 30, 2018.  Jason Kamras presented his plan to the school board on Monday focusing on three core education principles: engagement, equity and excellence. In addition to meetings with each school, Kamras plans […]

To close or not close several Richmond Public Schools that is the question… Richmond City Council has settled on a compromise to give Richmond Public Schools an additional nine-point-five million dollars in the city’s budget. This is a little more than the school system was expecting to receive. Richmond School Superintendent Dr. Dana T. Bedden […]

Parents and community who is responsible for our children’s safety? Let’s get updated and educated at the Chat n’ Chew hosted by 6th District School Board Representative Shonda Harris-Muhammed.

Members of the Richmond School Board during Monday night’s meeting discussed ways to raise up the city system’s struggling academic performance.  Interim Superintendent Jonathan Lewis last night presented a plan to turn the tide. The city has dropped into the lower echelon of school districts across the state over the past three years. Three years ago […]

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This is good news! If your child will turn 5 by September 30, 2011 they are eligible for kindergarten in the fall.  Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond and 10 of the region’s school systems are joining together to increase awareness that on-time kindergarten registration helps the school systems plan for attendance and more. What to bring […]

If your child will turn 4 years old by September 30 they will be eligible to enter preschool with Richmond Public Schools.  Parents and guardians living in  City of Richmond get full details on what to bring to registration on April 7 or May 15 by visiting http://newweb.richmond.k12.va.us/PRM/ViewPDF.ashx?ID=42ddde4a-9669-40c0-80e8-558995a525c6

The Richmond Public Schools Early Head Start/Head Start programs celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday by reading. The “These Men Can Read” project will read to children at several elementary schools in the City of Richmond. What’s the lastest on Richmond Public Schools?  I’m glad you want to know just log on to www.richmond.k12.va.us

It’s  baaaack for year 21, the Martin Luther King Jr. Drill Meet is January 15 at the Arthur Ashe Center.  The all day event starting at 7am will feature approximately 1,500 Junior ROTC cadets from high schools located from New York to South Carolina. Some events to include precision marching routines and other drills as […]

Application packets to attend Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School and the International Studies and Appomattox Regional Governor’s Schools for the Arts and Technology are available now at Richmond City middle schools.  Parents your child must apply while in the 8th grade. Information sessions will be held in November.  For more information, call Richmond public schools […]