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3 weeks ago | 
henricocitizen.com | Nathaniel Cline |Liana Hardy
Nearly 100 Henrico Schools teachers and staff took to the Henrico School Board’s March 27 online public forum to voice concerns about extra work they said they are expected to complete outside of their contract hours without compensation.
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3 weeks ago | 
henricocitizen.com | Nathaniel Cline |Liana Hardy
The U.S. Department of Education is putting Virginia schools on notice, warning they could lose federal funding and face further investigation if they fail to comply with parental rights laws. On Friday, the department directed Virginia and other states to submit documentation proving compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), specifically regarding key “priority concerns” by April 30.
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1 month ago | 
henricocitizen.com | Patty Kruszewski |Liana Hardy
More than two dozen Henrico fifth-graders were honored this winter for their winning entries in the Historical Awareness Project. Sponsored by the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and Henrico County Recreation and Parks, the annual competition awards top students in each of the magisterial districts for their presentations (either on poster board or computer) of local history topics.
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1 month ago | 
henricocitizen.com | Nathaniel Cline |Liana Hardy
Brookland Middle School student Ari Mallory was a third-place winner in U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s second-annual Black History Month Essay Contest. McClellan hosts the competition to educate and increase awareness of significant Black figures in history. “As Black History Month comes to a close, I was touched to read these essays, honoring fearless Black leaders who brought diverse voices to our nation’s military and had a connection to,” McClellan said.
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1 month ago | 
henricocitizen.com | Nathaniel Cline |Liana Hardy
Virginia’s teacher shortage isn’t letting up, and the state’s latest report confirms what many educators already know — critical instructional positions remain unfilled, particularly in special education and elementary classrooms. A state report announced Monday during the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure meeting highlights the ongoing demand for teachers, mirroring last year’s list of top critical shortage areas.
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2 months ago | 
henricocitizen.com | Liana Hardy |Nathaniel Cline
In the Varina High School library, about a dozen high school boys gathered in a circle around four firefighters in plain clothes, talking about everything from future careers to saving up for college to high school friendships. “As a kid, honestly, I had no clue that there were Black firefighters,” said Ashanti Clarke, now a Henrico Fire lieutenant.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
henricocitizen.com | Liana Hardy |Tom Lappas
Henrico students have returned to school after a “rough week” of unforeseen challenges, with a snow storm and county-wide water issues causing schools to close from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10. Many students living in Eastern and Northern Henrico lost access to tap water altogether last week, while some reported having low water pressure. All areas of Henrico County were placed under a boil water advisory from Jan. 8 until Jan. 11, which county officials said was issued as a precautionary measure.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
henricocitizen.com | Liana Hardy
Nominations are open through Feb. 18 for the 2025 REB Award for Teaching Excellence, which identify, recognize and support teaching excellence in the Richmond area. Henrico County Public Schools’ 2024 REB honorees received grants for projects like following in the footsteps of ancient cave-painters in France and researching technology in Tanzania. The grants are designed to fuel instructors’ love of learning while also empowering them to pass it on to their students.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
henricocitizen.com | Liana Hardy
Henrico Schools has enough built-in instructional time to offset this week’s missed school days, HCPS Superintendent Amy Cashwell wrote in a Jan. 10 district-wide message. Schools will remain closed today and all afterschool and weekend activities will be cancelled due to potential snow. HCPS schools were initially scheduled to return from winter break on Jan 6., but snowy weather and water service issues caused schools to close for this entire week.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
henricocitizen.com | Liana Hardy
Henrico Schools is partnering with Feed More to give out meals today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (or until supplies run out) at three schools: Brookland Middle, Douglas L. Wilder Middle, and J.R. Tucker High. HCPS volunteers, including staff members and students, handed out more than 1,000 meals Jan. 9 to families facing challenges due to the winter weather and regional water issues.
