Virginia Public Schools by County

In 1607, the British went up the James River and founded a permanent colony in Jamestown, whose prosperity was built around the tobacco culture, developed from 1612. The first Blacks were brought from Africa from 1619 and used as hand labor with a status of slave to hereditary life. When the English government asserted its authority to raise taxes and manage land policy, the Virginians rebelled on the sides of other colonies in 1775. Virginia thus took an active part in the War of Independence, which ended in defeat from the British to Yorktown (19 October 1781). The state then dominated the country, with men like George Washington, James Madison or Thomas Jefferson at its head, and joined the Union on June 25, 1788. Homeland of writer Edgar Allan Poe,

Slave, Virginia made secession in 1861, however certain counties in the west of the state remained faithful to the Union. When becoming Richmond the capital of the confederates, the region was the theater of a large part of the battles delivered during the Sécession war, from which reddition to Appomattox, April 9, 1865, of the chief general of armies in the South, Virginian Robert E. Lee, formed the term. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Virginia was able to develop a diversified economy, articulated around the Richmond, Norfolk and Roanoke agglomerations and the virgin suburbs of Washington, thus transforming Virginia into the southern extension of the United States' east coast megalopolis (Boston) -Washington). Black and White also attended separate public schools until the 1960s, and despite the election in November 1989, from the first black governor of the United States, racial problems remain acute (55% from Black Richmond, 39% from Norfolk).

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Universities in Virginia

George Mason University
George Mason University (also called GMU or Mason) is a state university headquartered in Fairfax, a suburb of Washington DC, but is still located in Virginia. With approximately 33,000 students, it is the state's largest university, with campuses in Loudoun, Prince William and Arlington County, and is named after George Mason, founder of the Bill of Rights. It was founded in 1957 when a faculty was replaced by the University of Virginia. Since then, she has made a name for herself particularly in the subject of economics, in which the GMU has won the Nobel Peace Prize twice.

Virginia Commenwealth University
Virginia Commenwealth University (also called VCU) is a state research university in the capital Richmond, which was founded in 1838. With approximately 30,000 students, including approximately undergrad students, it is the second largest university in the state. It offers over 220 programs in a total of 13 faculties, which are divided into 12 schools and one college. VCU has the third largest research library in Virginia and was made famous mainly by the VCU French Film Festival, which is the largest French film festival in the United States and takes place annually at the university.

University of Virginia
The University of Virginia was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 under the guidance of former American President Thomas Jefferson. Since then, it's not only one of the most prestigious universities in the United States, but also one of the most beautiful. Its campus and buildings have been designed in the classicist style under the supervision of the President and have even been designated a World Heritage Site. He was the only president in the United States to have founded a school. Around 23,000 students study at this highly respected research university, also known as the Public Ivy, the 24th best educational institute in the United States. It is divided into 10 schools and 2 colleges.

College of William & Mary
After Harvard University, the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest university in the United States, which was founded in 1693. Known as a public ivy, it has an excellent reputation as one of the best state universities in the United States, where only the best of the best can study. It was ranked number two in the United States' Best Public Universities by Forbes magazine in 2012. Since their admission requirements are immense, only around 8,000 students are enrolled in the college, which has an excellent reputation, especially in medicine and law. Her most famous graduate is probably Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University in Norfolk is a state university that emerged from the College of William & Mary and was founded in 1930. It has approximately 25,000 students and is the largest distance learning university in the United States. It offers 70 bachelor, 60 master and 35 doctoral programs and is divided into six colleges. The College of Arts & Letters in particular has a good reputation in the arts and literature.