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Roanoke teacher burnout concerns, school attendance changes, Virginia budget fight & airport expansion — Roanoke Valley’s Morning News 5/28/26

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Today’s Roanoke Valley’s Morning News covers rising teacher burnout and absenteeism concerns in Roanoke City Public Schools, along with new attendance zone changes affecting hundreds of elementary students this fall. We also report on Virginia’s ongoing state budget fight tied to data center tax breaks, a major new hangar project at Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport, and the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation’s endangered historic sites list. Plus local politics, Pride Month events, Salem’s Movies in the Park series, regional weather, Salem baseball, NCAA tournament coverage, NHL and NBA playoffs, and more sports from across Virginia.

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