Pamela Moran, superintendent of Albemarle County (Virginia) public schools, sees ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) as a once-in-a-lifetime chance. "I don't think that in the history of public schools--certainly since I entered them in the 1970s--there has been an opportunity such as this," she says. "The last time there…

This booklet is designed to help parents make their children's first days in school successful and exciting. It also answers questions about school entrance requirements in Virginia and suggests ways parents can be involved in their children's education. The first sections offer information on entrance age and compulsory school age, requirements…

Since the 1985-86 school year, the Division of Research and Testing of Virginia's Department of Education has studied the impact on schools and students of Section 22.1-199 of the Virginia Code, as amended in the 1985 legislative session. This paper uses data from a longitudinal study of 4,500 students who entered or were petitioned to enter…