The Establishment of the Public School System in Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia
Background Virginia Constitutional Convention Before the Civil War, Virginia had no statewide system of free public schools. In the 1780s and 1810s the former governor Thomas Jefferson recommended creating a statewide school system, and the governors and made similar recommendations in the 1830s and 1840s. But the refused even to debate a proposal that the state take responsibility to educate its children. Read more about: The Establishment of the Public School System in Virginia| Encyclopedia Virginia
