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Roanoke council adopts revised school funding policy, level-funds schools at FY25 amount
Summary
The Roanoke City Council adopted a revised school funding policy May 12 that levels funding for Roanoke City Public Schools at the fiscal year 2025 amount, recognizing a funding gap between the schools' needs-based request and available city resources.
Roanoke City Council on May 12 adopted a resolution amending the city's school funding policy and providing level funding to Roanoke City Public Schools at the fiscal year 2025 amount for FY26.
Councilors voted 5-1 to adopt the resolution; Councilor Hagen was the sole no vote. Councilor Boleson said the council would close the funding gap by reappropriating $6.7 million from the schools' unassigned fund balance and that the council was not making "large cuts" to schools.
"We are funding the full request of…
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