Virginia study urges consolidating 424 high schools
The Denny Commission proposes merging 424 Virginia high schools across 97 counties into up to 141 white and 62 black centers. It calls for gradual steps, temporary campus space, and ongoing local planning while preserving small schools where appropriate. It highlights teacher shortages, urges UVa as a graduate education center, and supports expanded vocational options across five regional centers.
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Richmond
Denny Commission
Virginia
Rajpeer V. Long
Arlington
Elizabeth City
Norfolk
Commission
University of Virginia
Schools urged to expand vocational and health education
A regional system would add vocational programs and adjust pre graduate teacher training to handle pupil differences. The plan calls for demonstration field laboratories in at least four institutions with expanded health nursing, better school health work, and coordinated health and education efforts. costs include rising nurse staff in counties near Farmville and other colleges.
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Norfolk
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Danville
Committee of Health Education and Physical Fitness
W. T. Sanger
Medical College of Virginia
State Department of Health
Chesterfield County
State College
Farmville State Teachers College
Madison College
Radford College
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Tazewell
Manassas
Wise
E. C. Glass High School
Thomas Jefferson High School
Rae Weim I
Canada
Nada DR
Water
Northern Virginia Field Laboratories
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Washington
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Normandie
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