RICHMOND, Va. — It has been eight years since Jason Kamras took the job of superintendent for Richmond Public Schools, but he has no plans of leaving anytime soon. And the former math teacher says he is encouraged by the numbers he is seeing.
“Last year seniors hit an 80% graduation rate, which is the highest in about a decade,” said Kamras. “And our black students and economically disadvantaged students hit the highest rates in 20 years. We’ve also seen back to back years in growth in our SOL scores, math, reading, science, history.”
Kamras sat down with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of ‘Untold – A WTVR Podcast.’ They discussed numerous topics, including the RPS budget situation, and the cuts that Kamras recently proposed…