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RVA staff and parents urge Richmond council to fully fund RPS and preserve virtual academy
Summary
Multiple Richmond Virtual Academy principals, staff and parents urged the Education & Human Services committee to close a $3.8 million gap and fully fund Richmond Public Schools, arguing RVA is a cost-efficient, accredited K–12 option that serves vulnerable students and warrants protection and audit oversight.
Multiple speakers during the Education & Human Services public-comment period urged the committee to fully fund Richmond Public Schools (RPS) and to preserve the Richmond Virtual Academy (RVA).
Dr. Cindy Robinson, principal of Richmond Virtual Academy, told the committee that “a city's budget is a statement of its values” and said the proposed local allocation of $257,000,000 is a major investment that must ensure “strategic excellence” and keep effective educators in the city. Robinson said…
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