RVA 5x5 - August 26, 2022

Memorial or Boondoggle?; Stop With the Drama; Cards on the Table; People Over Politics; We Do Know, Exactly

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STORY #1 — “Stop With the Drama”
It’s hard to try and figure out where to begin to explain the special School Board meeting held earlier this week in the wake of the news that Richmond Public Schools’ SOL scores dropped dramatically. The state Department of Education released every district’s scores an…