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Teachers, PTA and residents urge Roanoke council to restore school funding, warn of cuts' harms
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Dec. 15 council meeting — including Roanoke Educators Association leaders, teachers and the PTA — urged the council to reverse proposed cuts to the school funding formula, warning that making reduced funding permanent would lead to staffing losses, larger class sizes and reduced supports.
Several educators, a PTA representative and other residents used the Dec. 15 public‑comment period to press Roanoke City Council to restore a prior funding formula for Roanoke City Public Schools.
Matthew Placido, interim vice president of the Roanoke Educators Association and a teacher at William Fleming High School, urged the council to reconsider making last year’s reduced funding formula permanent. "Choosing make last year's reduced funding formula permanent would amount…
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