For the groups doing educational reform, inequity, and class distinctions:

The 11 March edition of the local free newspaper, Style, had an article on the controversy around the new PTA President in Richmond. What's interesting are the statistics offered on the differences between the Richmond City schools and those in the surrounding counties. If any of y'all are looking for local examples of education reform, inequity, and class, then you could do much, much worse than this article.

To find the article (and others on the state of the Richmond City schools), start here:

http://www.styleweekly.com/advanced-search.asp

Search city schools.