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The school opened in 1952. The magnet program was established in 1991, [1] after Bailey's parent–teacher association (PTA), under President Richard Kurin, threatened to sue the school board to redraw the school boundaries, [2] hoping to bring academic, linguistic, and cultural diversity to a school with a high percentage of non-native English speakers (87% in 1991). [3]
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax, Virginia, one of the highest rated magnet schools in the United States. In the U.S. education system, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. Normally, a student will attend an elementary school, and this also determines the middle school and ...
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.
Pages in category "Magnet schools in Virginia" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. ... Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences;
The Academies of Loudoun (ACL) is a magnet school in Leesburg, Virginia.It is part of Loudoun County Public Schools, and houses three schools with a focus on STEM education: The Academy of Engineering and Technology (AET), The Academy of Science (AOS), and the Monroe Advanced Technical Academy (MATA).
The New Horizons Governor's School for Science and Technology (NHGS) is a magnet school located in Hampton, Virginia.Students of this school are chosen from the Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg-James City and York County school divisions.
The Central Virginia Governor's School for Science and Technology (CVGS) is a regional school in Lynchburg, Virginia directed by Dr. Stephen Smith. Students are chosen from Lynchburg-area county and city schools.
The Commonwealth Governor's School (CGS) is one of 18 magnet Governor's Schools in Virginia.The Commonwealth Governor's School is a half-day program for gifted and highly motivated students based on a school-within-a-school model.