Just about every school district in the Commonwealth is struggling with budget cuts -- a process of great interest to homeowners, whose taxes pay for programs. Maintaining quality education for district children while keeping taxes reasonable is even more challenging than usual because of cuts in state funding.

Read below to learn how districts are meeting the challenge.

Senate approves charter, virtual schools bills (Associated Press)

Va. Senate passes governor's plan to expand charter schools (The Washington Post)

Governor's School faces shaky future (The Roanoke Times)

Roanoke Schools may sue the state (The Roanoke Times)

Gloucester School Board weighs "redesign" of elementary school as cost-cutting move (Daily Press)

Newport News schools' budget shrinks $20 million, may get smaller (Daily Press)

York County schools budget on hold while General Assembly talks money (Daily Press) 

Salem schools explore options (The Roanoke Times)

Manassas Park ponders school budget cuts (News & Messenger)

District hoping to slip big cuts (Waynesboro News Virginian)