Roanoke City and the City’s Public Schools are still crunching the numbers on their respective budgets.

For the past three years, James Breckinridge and Lucy Addison have operated on a 75-minute “block” period during their school year. Now, Roanoke City Public Schools will be pivoting the rest of their ...

Roanoke City Public Schools is proud to celebrate two achievements from its high school band programs following recent ...

Roanoke City Council and School Board held a joint meeting Monday afternoon to talk through where the school system stands, and budget pressure.

The school board’s budget is not final and does not yet detail cuts to programs or personnel that will need to be made in the upcoming fiscal year, but it did include 2% raises for RCPS ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Staunton, VA, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been given funding from the Va. Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) to increase its emergency shelter capacity at Patrick Henry High ...

ROANOKE, VA. (WFXR) – Roanoke City Public Schools is facing a $16 million budget deficit. One district leader said it was triggered by changes in how the city funds schools. According to the ...

Since employee raises, health benefits and inflation are driving up costs for the district, it's planning to make some cuts.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) –According to Roanoke City Public Schools, a water main break is causing some Roanoke schools to close today. There is no estimated time of restoration from the Western Virginia ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) has revealed the names of its new assistant superintendents, with their positions taking effect July 1. Dr. Haley Poland, current assistant ...

Staunton, VA, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) to upgrade its emergency shelter ...