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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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A panel of testing experts has declared Virginia's new state exams fair and accurate a month after students' high failure rates on the high-stakes assessment were announced.
February 17, 1999 - Education Week
Daniel A. Domenech is still new to the Washington metropolitan area, but after one year as the superintendent of a suburban Virginia district, he's trying to play the budget process like a fine fiddle.
January 27, 1999 - Education Week
Many local Virginia educators are wondering what steps to take next after a staggering 97 percent of their public schools failed the new state tests that will eventually determine whether schools are accredited and students graduate.
January 20, 1999 - Education Week
Changes to West Virginia's welfare program have spurred a new initiative to help poor parents provide clothing for their children.
September 23, 1998 - Education Week

Every public school in Virginia will be required to provide detailed information to parents on student test scores and crime statistics under a plan approved this month by the state school board.

January 21, 1998 - Education Week

In a precedent-setting purchase of school technology, Virginia has bought 200,000 graphing calculators for every 9th and 10th grader and 40 percent of the 8th graders in the state's public schools.

December 3, 1997 - Education Week

In a tight Virginia governor's race punctuated by partisan accusations and negative advertising, education policy has emerged as one of the main jousting points for the two gubernatorial hopefuls.

October 22, 1997 - Education Week

When three girls were killed after being abducted from their rural Virginia homes during the last school year, many people surmised that the murderer had tracked their school buses to learn their schedules.

September 17, 1997 - Education Week

A 5th grade teacher in West Virginia has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against her school board for failing to transfer her out of a classroom she claims has made her gravely ill.

June 18, 1997 - Education Week

In the continuing argument over academic standards, disagreement over how they are defined, how rigorous they should be, and how they should be implemented and assessed is all too common.

June 11, 1997 - Education Week

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