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The concept of the Governor's School actually started as a three-year grant funded program in Stafford County, Virginia, from 1970 - 1972. One hundred Stafford public high school students were selected as "day students" and 100 public high school students from across the state were invited to be "on campus" students and were housed at the then Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) was a major part of the Clinton administration's efforts to reform education. It was signed in the gymnasium of Framingham High School (MA). It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. President Bill Clinton signs the act at Framingham High School, October 1994.
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 ...
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Nine high schools in the Northern Virginia region are ranked in the top 100 nationwide by Newsweek magazine. [19] In addition, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which requires an application, is listed as the best public high school in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. [20]
Since 2018, Morningstar has named Virginia's Invest529 plan among the top 529 college savings plans in its annual analysis. [2] [3] [4] According to U.S. News & World Report, Virginia's 529 offers a "whopping" 27 funds and six multi-fund options in its static track. Further, US News reports that "Morningstar applauds the plan’s low costs ...
The Virginia state constitution gives the state legislature, the Virginia General Assembly, the primary governing role over public education in the state. [1] Thus, the state board of education is merely an administrative agency which carries out the laws, policies, and programs established by the legislature.
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