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2. Virginia Department of Education - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia Department of Education is the state education agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia.It is headquartered in the James Monroe Building in Richmond. [1] The department is headed by the Secretary of Education (currently Aimee Guidera), who is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction (currently Lisa Coons), a position that is also ...

3. Fairfax County Public Schools - Wikipedia

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   The public school system in Fairfax County, Virginia, was created following the end of the Civil War with the adoption by Virginia of the Reconstruction-era state constitution in 1870, which provided for the first time that free public education was a constitutional right. The first superintendent of schools for Fairfax County was Thomas M ...

4. Education in Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Education in Virginia addresses the needs of students from pre-kindergarten through adult education.Virginia's educational system consistently ranks in the top ten states on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress, with Virginia students outperforming the average in almost all subject areas and grade levels tested. [1]

5. Henrico County Public Schools - Wikipedia

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   There are 46 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, 9 high schools, 3 Advanced Career Education Centers, 3 alternative program centers, and a virtual academy. Additional schools are being planned to be built as of March 2023. [4] At the elementary level, the pupil/teacher ratio is 19.1, while at the high school level, the ratio is 18.3. [4]

6. Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. November 12, 1969. Designated VLR. September 9, 1969 [3] The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, located in Staunton, Virginia, United States, is an institution for educating deaf and blind children, first established in 1839 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly. The school accepts children aged between 2 and 22 and ...

7. History of education in the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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   Residents of the Upper South, centered on the Chesapeake Bay, created some basic schools early in the colonial period. In late 17th century Maryland, the Catholic Jesuits operated some schools for Catholic students. [1] Generally the planter class hired tutors for the education of their children or sent them to private schools.