RICHMOND, Va. — Mayor Danny Avula proposed a nearly $249 million budget for Richmond Public Schools. According to his office, it’s the largest budget allocated to the school system ever.
But educators say it’s not enough, as it fell about $20 million below what was proposed earlier this year. The budget drew criticism during Monday’s Richmond City Council meeting.
Critics say the $20 million not included are funds that RPS teachers including the president of the Richmond Education Association (REA) says could undercut the associations collective bargaining efforts…