A full recap from a packed Henrico School Board meeting, as the board selects a new chair, renames a middle school field for Lucia Bremer, accepts $34.8 million in federal funding, proposes plans for two new specialty centers, and executes contracts for new high school laptops; Henrico plans a
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A new round of federal funding is providing a boost to Henrico County Public Schools – and an even larger amount is on the way soon. The Henrico School Board Thursday accepted a total of about $34.87 million as part of the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II
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High school students and staff members will carry lighter, more powerful laptops with them when school begins in the fall, thanks to a new four-year lease agreement approved Thursday by the Henrico School Board. The $20.1-million contract with Virginia Beach-based Electronic Systems, Inc. will provide the Dell 5420 Latitude
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Fairfield District School Board member Roscoe Cooper, III, who served as the board’s chair in 2020, will again serve in that role for the remainder of 2021. By a 4-1 vote, the board selected Cooper to assume the position, which Three Chopt District member Micky Ogburn vacated earlier this
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The Henrico School Board Wednesday hosted the first of three virtual listening sessions – this one about equity and opportunity – and Henrico residents voiced their concerns about how the school system can foster an inclusive environment in light of Chair Micky Ogburn sharing an offensive post on Facebook earlier this month.
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