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Councilmen consider partial $1M city contribution to Richmond Virtual Academy after debate over proposed cuts
Summary
Councilwoman Gibson proposed redirecting a package of administrative and economic development savings to fund the Richmond Virtual Academy; after heated debate about feasibility and whether school leadership supported the plan, council agreed to pursue a $1 million partial funding commitment and to work with administration and RPS before final action.
Councilwoman Gibson proposed reallocating a set of city funding lines to preserve the Richmond Virtual Academy (RVA), a program the school board included in its own proposed budget but that city administration did not fully fund in the city’s proposed FY27. Gibson’s original package listed roughly $2.2 million of reductions — including unfilled communications positions and economic development grant money — and she said she would accept a smaller $1…
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