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Governor:Robert McDonnell
Superintendent of Public Instruction:Patricia I. Wright
Quality Counts state grade:B
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,251,440
Number of school districts:134
Number of public schools:2,175
Number of public school teachers:70,947
Unadjusted education spending per student:$10,594
Percent minority students:45.9%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:36.7%
Percent of students with disabilities:13.0%
Percent of English-language learners:7.0%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:45.9%
8th grade math:39.7%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:39.1%
8th grade reading:35.8%

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November 8, 2007 - Education Week
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September 4, 2007 - Education Week
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April 20, 2007 - Education Week
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April 19, 2007 - Education Week
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April 18, 2007 - Education Week (Web)
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April 17, 2007 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week (Web)
Daniel L. Duke, research director of the Partnership for Leaders in Education at the University of Virginia, shares what he and his colleagues are learning about improving low-performing schools.
February 20, 2007 - Education Week
Officials call it unfair to require stricter reading test for some still working on skills.
January 30, 2007 - Education Week
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December 19, 2006 - Education Week
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July 27, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

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