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Science Museum of Virginia

Innovative Communications Tech: The Telegraph

When the telegraph was invented in 1835, sending messages was really expensive, so writers were always looking for ways to shorten their notes. OMG! Sounds like a practice we’d l8r adopt on our cellphones, lol!

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Updated Mar 24, 2026

Department of Education

1995 Fall Membership School Summaries by Grade and Ethnicity

Background: Each year, the Virginia Department of Education collects statistics on the number of students enrolled in public school on September 30th. This report is submitted by each school in Virginia which officially…

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Updated Mar 24, 2026

Science Museum of Virginia

Question Your World: Can Octopuses Build Homes?

In 1969, the world was introduced to a beautiful visual thought ushered in by the one and only Ringo Starr. Yes, we mean the "Octopus’s Garden!" The Beatles were really on to something all those years ago. Okay, so…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Department of Education

School Accreditation Report 2019-20

Schools earn one of the following accreditation ratings based on performance on school quality indicators: Accredited: Schools with all school quality indicators at either Level One or Level Two. In addition, schools…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

George Mason University

Course Enrollment FTE Fall 2023 Courses

Data on course enrollment by College and Course Level. Display includes FTE distribution by Division of Student Major. Data are presented by Campus, College, and Domicile. When choosing a College, the Academic Course…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Datathon 2024

DOE Credential TotalPassed Students 2021 - 2022

A credential is defined as: State-Issued Professional License, required for entry into a specific occupation as determined by a Virginia state licensing agency (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Cosmetology); Full…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Department of Education

Home Schooled Students & Religious Exemptions 2010-11

School divisions report the number of students who have obtained an excuse from school attendance by reason of bona fide religious training or belief as well as the number of students whose parents have notified the…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Virginia Museum of Natural History

Bird Collection Database

Approximately 11,000 skins, approximately 9,000 eggs, and about 650 nests

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Datathon 2024

DOE Credential Failed Students 2021 -2022

A credential is defined as: State-Issued Professional License, required for entry into a specific occupation as determined by a Virginia state licensing agency (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Cosmetology); Full…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Department of Education

Home Schooled Students & Religious Exemptions 2016-17

School divisions report the number of students who have obtained an excuse from school attendance by reason of bona fide religious training or belief as well as the number of students whose parents have notified the…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Datathon 2024

DOE Credential Failed Students 2020 -2021

A credential is defined as: State-Issued Professional License, required for entry into a specific occupation as determined by a Virginia state licensing agency (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Cosmetology); Full…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Datathon 2024

CTE Enrollment by Career Cluster State Level - Virginia

Career and technical education (CTE) programs in Virginia public schools serve more than 670,000 students in one or more CTE courses in grades 6-12. These programs are designed to prepare young people for productive…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Library of Virginia

Fiduciary Records

Fiduciary records consist primarily of estate administrator settlements, estate inventories, dower allotments, estate divisions, estate sales, and guardian accounts involving enslaved people. Under the laws of chattel…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Department of Education

Home Schooled Students & Religious Exemptions 2012-13

School divisions report the number of students who have obtained an excuse from school attendance by reason of bona fide religious training or belief as well as the number of students whose parents have notified the…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Datathon 2024

DOE Credential TotalPassed Students 2018 - 2019

A credential is defined as: State-Issued Professional License, required for entry into a specific occupation as determined by a Virginia state licensing agency (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Cosmetology); Full…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

George Mason University

Course Enrollment FTE Spring 2024 Courses

Data on course enrollment by College and Course Level. Display includes FTE distribution by Division of Student Major. Data are presented by Campus, College, and Domicile. When choosing a College, the Academic Course…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Virginia Museum of Natural History

Earth Science Database

Approximately 5,000 pieces and 70,000 feet of core

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

Library of Virginia

Petitions to Remain

Sometimes referred to as “Applications to Remain”, these records are applications that formerly enslaved individuals submitted to state and local courts for permission to remain in Virginia with their free status. An…

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

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