Education in Norfolk, Virginia
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Norfolk, Virginia offers many educational opportunities. Schools, public and private, are located all over the city.
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[edit] Elementary, secondary
Norfolk City Public Schools, the public school system, comprises 5 high schools, 8 middle schools, 34 elementary schools, and 9 special-purpose/preschools. In 2005, Norfolk Public Schools won the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education award for having demonstrated, "the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps for poor and minority students".[1] The city had previously been nominated in 2003 and 2004.
There are also a number of private schools located in the city, the oldest of which, Norfolk Academy, was founded in 1728.
[edit] Post Secondary
Norfolk is home to three public universities and one private. It also hosts a community college campus in downtown.
- Old Dominion University - Founded as a branch of The College of William and Mary in 1930, ODU became an independent institution in 1962 and now offers degrees in 68 undergraduate and 95 (60 masters/35 doctoral) graduate degree programs.
- Eastern Virginia Medical School- Founded as a community medical school by the surrounding jurisdictions in 1973, EVMS is noted for its research into reproductive medicine and is located in the region's major medical complex in the Ghent District.
- Norfolk State University - The country's fifth largest majority black university, offers degrees in a wide variety of liberal arts.
- Virginia Wesleyan College - Small private liberal arts college, shares its eastern border with the neighboring city of Virginia Beach.
- Tidewater Community College - Community college offering two-year degrees and specialized training programs, located in downtown.
[edit] Medicine
Because of the prominence of the Portsmouth Naval Hospital and V.A. Hospital in Hampton, Norfolk has had a strong role in medicine. Norfolk is served by Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Sentara Leigh Hospital, Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, and the Lake Taylor Hospital. The City is also home to the Children's Hospital for the King's Daughters.[2]
It is known for its specialists in diabetes, dermatology, and obstetrics. It achieved international fame on March 1, 1980, when Drs. Georgianna and Howard Jones opened the first in vitro fertilization clinic in the U.S. at EVMS. The country's first in vitro test-tube baby was born there in December of 1981.[3]
The international headquarters of Operation Smile, a nonprofit organization that specializes in repairing facial deformities in underprivileged children from around the globe is based in the city.[4] Operation Smile and the City of Virginia Beach have announced that the organizations headquarters will move to Virginia Beach.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ The Broad Prize for Urban Education - Frequent Questions
- ^ Virginia Hospitals and Medical Centers (HTML) (English). The Agape Center. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ Jones Institute - About Us (HTML) (English). Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ Operation Smile (HTML) (English). Operation Smile. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ Operation Smile moving from Norfolk to new Beach building (HTML) (English). Virginian Pilot.
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