A Roanoke elementary school is one of 16 schools across the country to be honored with a National Excellence in Urban Education” award. The National Center for Urban School Transformation has named Preston Park Elementary in northeast Roanoke as one of its winners. Schools competing for the award must serve mostly low-income students .and meet a long list of criteria like achievement scores and attendance rates among all racial, ethnic and income groups.WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story.
