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Richmond Schools Get Lifeline Funding | Richmond News
Richmond’s mayor just dropped a major financial lifeline for schools, pledging $4.78 million to plug a budget gap after state funding fell short — enough to spare layoffs and protect key staff like mental health workers. But the district still had to slash non-instructional roles, sell off equipment, cut vendor contracts, and eliminate five teacher positions, pushing class sizes up. And that’s not all — city and school leaders are now pushing a November vote to approve a new 1% sales tax (excluding medicine and groceries) to fund a billion-dollar school repair and construction push, tackling…
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