Virginia is one of the few states in the US that provides free public education for all school-age children. According to Articles 22, 1-3 of the Code, public schools in each school division are free for all students residing in the school division. This means that your child can gain the knowledge and confidence they need to carry out assessments such as the Assessment of Learning Standards (SOL) without having to pay tuition fees. In addition to general public schools, there are also governor's schools and selective magnetic schools in Virginia. Newsweek magazine ranks nine high schools in the Northern Virginia region among the top 100 in the country.
Furthermore, there are several online learning options available to students across the state, including a permanent full-time online school. The state has a long history of providing free education. The Syms school was founded in 1635, as the first free school in the Americas. During the Civil War, four African-American women established two schools in Alexandria and another founded a school in Hampton. These schools provided education for liberated people in Virginia and sent black and white teachers to the state. However, during this period, only 27.3 percent of white Virgos aged fifteen to twenty had attended school due to few white children living close to a high school and many of them having jobs.
To address this issue, Farr and the Board of Education replaced nearly every school superintendent in the state's county with men who were firmly committed to public education for black and white children. With the collapse of Massive Resistance in the 1960s, Virginia's school expenditures increased as well as educational standards. Battle, per-pupil expenditures and teachers' salaries remained below national averages, but the state ranked last nationally in the percentage of high school-age children who actually attend high school, and second to last among college-age children who go to college. Today, Virginia offers a safe and engaging environment for students from grades 6 to 11 where they can learn in a way that works best for them. As their learning coach, you'll be by their side and supporting them along the way. This level of personalization is often not available in traditional public schools.
