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Delaware

2011-10-19T12:57:59Z

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''Delaware'' is a state in the mid-Atlantic region of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Pennsylvania]] to the north, [[New Jersey]] to the east and [[Maryland]] to the south and west.
[[Image:Map of USA DE.jpg|right|thumb|250px|source:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Map_of_USA_DE.svg|The state of Delaware]]

The population of Delaware is just over 897,000 as of 2010.

The state capital is Dover and its largest city is Wilmington.

Delaware is known as the First State.

==Education in Delaware==

==Virtual schools in Delaware==

The Delaware Virtual School launched as pilot in 2008, but has not since continued to receive funding. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/delaware/

==References==

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/delaware/

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North Dakota

2011-10-19T12:57:09Z

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''North Dakota'' is a state in the midwestern region of the [[United States]]. It is bordered by the [[Canadian]] provinces of [[Saskatchewan]] and [[Manitoba]] to the north, [[Minnesota]] to the east, [[South Dakota]] to the south, and [[Montana]] to the west.
[[Image:Map of USA ND.jpg|right|thumb|250px|source:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Map_of_USA_ND.svg|The state of North Dakota]]
The population of North Dakota is 672,591 as of 2010 and it is ranked 47th in terms of population density of US states. The state capital is Bismark and its largest city is Fargo. North Dakota is known as the Peace Garden state.
[[Image:National_atlas_north_dakota.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Map of North Dakota]]
==Education in North Dakota==
The state has 11 public colleges and universities, five tribal community colleges, and four private schools.

==Virtual schools in North Dakota==

For an overview of virtual schools in North Dakota see: http://kpk12.com/states/north-dakota/

==References==

* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota
* http://kpk12.com/states/north-dakota/

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Utah

2011-10-18T15:59:34Z

Graham Clarke:

''Utah'' is a state in the west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Idaho]] to the north, [[Wyoming]] to the northeast, [[Colorado]] to the east, [[Arizona]] to the south, and [[Nevada]] to the west.
[[Image:Utah in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Utah]]
The 2010 census records a population of 2.7 million. The state capital and largest city is '''Salt lake City'''. Utah is known as the Beehive State.

==Education in Utah==

=== Colleges and universities ===

==== Public ====

'''Four-year ("universities")'''

# Dixie State College of Utah, St. George
# Southern Utah University, Cedar City
# University of Utah, Salt Lake City
# Utah State University, Logan
# Utah Valley University, Orem
# Weber State University, Ogden

'''Two-year'''

# College of Eastern Utah, Price
# Snow College, Ephraim
# Salt Lake Community College, various locations in Salt Lake County and Tooele County

'''Technical'''

# Regional Campuses of the Utah College of Applied Technology

==== Private ====

'''Four-year ("universities")'''

# Brigham Young University, Provo
# George Wythe University, Cedar City
# Stevens-Henager College, Ogden
# Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City (liberal arts college)
# Webster University Utah, Murray

'''Two-year'''

# LDS Business College, Salt Lake City

'''For-profit'''

# Eagle Gate College, Murray, Layton, Salt Lake City
# Neumont University, South Jordan
# Provo College, Provo
# [[University of Phoenix]], Salt Lake City
# Utah Career College, Layton, West Jordan
For a list of universities and colleges in Utah, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Utah]

==Virtual schools in Utah==
The statewide virtual school The Utah Electronic High School (EHS) has been running since 2001. Between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, EHS granted 15,691 quarter credits to 7,238 individual students. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/utah/.

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/utah/
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South Carolina

2011-10-18T15:50:17Z

Graham Clarke:

''South Carolina'' is a state in the southern [[United States]]. It borders [[North Carolina]] to the north, The Atalantic Ocean to the east, [[Georgia]] to the south and west.
[[Image:South Carolina in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of South Carolina]]
The 2010 census records a population of 4.6 million. The state capital and largest city is '''Columbia'''. South Carolina is known as The Palmetto State.

==Education in South Carolina==
For a list of colleges and universities in South Carolina, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_South_Carolina

==Virtual schools in South Carolina==
The state has five online charter schools with a total of 4,556 students enrolled as of 2010. In addition, the South Carolina Virtual School Program (the state virtual school) had 17,181 course enrollments in 2009-10. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/south-carolina/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/south-carolina/

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Pennsylvania

2011-10-18T15:44:25Z

Graham Clarke:

''Pennsylvania'' is a state in the north-east of the [[United States]]. It borders [[New York]] and [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to the north, [[New Jersey]] to the east, [[Delaware]] and [[Maryland]] to the south, [[West Virginia]] to the southwest, and [[Ohio]] to the west.
[[Image:Pennsylvania in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Pennsylvania]]
The 2010 census records a population of 12.7 million. The state capital is '''Harrisburg''', and largest city is '''Philadelphia'''. Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State.

==Education in Pennsylvania==
The state has 501 school districts and more than 100 higher education institutions. For more information, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Pennsylvania

==Virtual schools in Pennsylvania==
For an overview of virtual schools in Pennsylvania see: http://kpk12.com/states/pennsylvania/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/pennsylvania/

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Nebraska

2011-10-18T15:36:25Z

Graham Clarke:

''Nebraska'' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[South Dakota]] to the north, [[Iowa]] to the east, [[Missouri]] to the southeast, [[Kansas]] to the south, [[Colorado]] to the southwest, and [[Wyoming]] to the west.
[[Image:Nebraska in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Nebraska]]
The 2010 census records a population of 1.8 million in 93 counties. The state capital is '''Lincoln''', and the largest city is '''Omaha'''. Nebraska is known as The Cornhusker State.

==Education in Nebraska==
For a list of colleges and universities in Nebraska, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleges_and_universities_of_Omaha,_Nebraska

==Virtual schools in Nebraska==
For an overview of virtual schools in Nebraska, see: http://kpk12.com/states/nebraska/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/nebraska/

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Nebraska

2011-10-18T15:35:44Z

Graham Clarke:

''Nebraska'' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[South Dakota]] to the north, [[Iowa]] to the east, [[Missouri]] to the southeast, [[Kansas to the south]], [[Colorado]] to the southwest, and [[Wyoming]] to the west.
[[Image:Nebraska in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Nebraska]]
The 2010 census records a population of 1.8 million in 93 counties. The state capital is '''Lincoln''', and the largest city is '''Omaha'''. Nebraska is known as The Cornhusker State.

==Education in Nebraska==
For a list of colleges and universities in Nebraska, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleges_and_universities_of_Omaha,_Nebraska

==Virtual schools in Nebraska==
For an overview of virtual schools in Nebraska, see: http://kpk12.com/states/nebraska/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/nebraska/

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North Carolina

2011-10-18T15:30:50Z

Graham Clarke:

''North Carolina'' is a state in the south-east of the [[United States]]. It borders Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
[[Image:North Carolina in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of North Carolina]]
The 2010 census records a population of 9.5 million. The state capital is '''Raleigh''', and the largest city is '''Charlotte'''. North Carolina is known as Old North State, or Tar Heel State.

==Education in North Carolina==

=== Elementary and secondary education ===

Elementary and secondary public schools are overseen by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is the secretary of the North Carolina State Board of Education, but the board, rather than the superintendent, holds most of the legal authority for making public education policy. In 2009, the board's chairman also became the "chief executive officer" for the state's school system. North Carolina has 115 public school systems, each of which is overseen by a local school board. A county may have one or more systems within it. The largest school systems in North Carolina are the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Wake County Public School System, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, and Cumberland County Schools. In total there are 2,338 public schools in the state, '

For a list of school districts, see; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_North_Carolina

==== Charter schools ====

There are 93 charter schools.

=== Colleges and universities ===

In 1795, North Carolina opened the first public university in the United States — the University of North Carolina (currently named the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). More than 200 years later, the University of North Carolina system encompasses 17 public universities including UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, East Carolina University, Western Carolina University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, UNC Wilmington and Appalachian State University. The system also supports several well-known historically African-American colleges and universities such as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Winston-Salem State University, Elizabeth City State University, and Fayetteville State University.

Along with its public universities, North Carolina has 58 public community colleges in its community college system.

North Carolina is also home to many well-known private colleges and universities including: [[Duke University]], Wake Forest University, Elon University, Johnson & Wales University, Davidson College, and High Point University.

For a list of colleges and universities, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_North_Carolina

==Virtual schools in North Carolina==
The North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) offers courses in grades 9-12, with 73,658 course enrollments in 2009-10. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/north-carolina/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina#Education
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/north-carolina/

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Minnesota

2011-10-18T15:28:31Z

Graham Clarke: /* Virtual schools in Minnesota */

''Minnesota'' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Manitoba]] and [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]] to the north, shares a Lake Superior water border with [[Michigan]] and [[Wisconsin]] to the north-east, [[Iowa]] to the south, and [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]] to the west.
[[Image:Minnesota in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Minnesota]]
The 2010 census records a population of 5.3 million. The state capital is '''Saint Paul''', and the largest city is '''Minneapolis'''. Minnesota is known as the North Star State.

==Education in Minnesota==
For a list of universities in Minnesota, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Minnesota

==Virtual schools in Minnesota==
There are seven full time online schools in Minnesota:

# BlueSky Online Charter School (grades 7-12)
# Cyber Village Academy (grades 3-8)
# EdVisions Off-Campus High School (grades 7-12)
# Minnesota Online High School (grades 9-12)
# Minnesota Connections Academy / Minnesota Transitions School (grades K-12)
# Minnesota Virtual High School / Minnesota Transitions School (grades 7-12)
# Wolf Creek Online High School (grades 9-12)

For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/minnesota/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/minnesota/

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Minnesota

2011-10-18T15:22:30Z

Graham Clarke:

''Minnesota'' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Manitoba]] and [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]] to the north, shares a Lake Superior water border with [[Michigan]] and [[Wisconsin]] to the north-east, [[Iowa]] to the south, and [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]] to the west.
[[Image:Minnesota in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Minnesota]]
The 2010 census records a population of 5.3 million. The state capital is '''Saint Paul''', and the largest city is '''Minneapolis'''. Minnesota is known as the North Star State.

==Education in Minnesota==
For a list of universities in Minnesota, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Minnesota

==Virtual schools in Minnesota==
There are seven full time online schools in Minnesota:

# BlueSky Online Charter School (grades 7-12)
# Cyber Village Academy (grades 3-8)
# EdVisions Off-Campus High School (grades 7-12)
# Minnesota Online High School (grades 9-12)
# Minnesota Connections Academy / Minnesota Transitions School (grades K-12)
# Minnesota Virtual High School / Minnesota Transitions School (grades 7-12)
# Wolf Creek Online High School (grades 9-12)

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/minnesota/

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Minnesota

2011-10-18T15:22:23Z

Graham Clarke:

''Minnesota' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Manitoba]] and [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]] to the north, shares a Lake Superior water border with [[Michigan]] and [[Wisconsin]] to the north-east, [[Iowa]] to the south, and [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]] to the west.
[[Image:Minnesota in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Minnesota]]
The 2010 census records a population of 5.3 million. The state capital is '''Saint Paul''', and the largest city is '''Minneapolis'''. Minnesota is known as the North Star State.

==Education in Minnesota==
For a list of universities in Minnesota, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Minnesota

==Virtual schools in Minnesota==
There are seven full time online schools in Minnesota:

# BlueSky Online Charter School (grades 7-12)
# Cyber Village Academy (grades 3-8)
# EdVisions Off-Campus High School (grades 7-12)
# Minnesota Online High School (grades 9-12)
# Minnesota Connections Academy / Minnesota Transitions School (grades K-12)
# Minnesota Virtual High School / Minnesota Transitions School (grades 7-12)
# Wolf Creek Online High School (grades 9-12)

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/minnesota/

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Michigan

2011-10-18T15:07:09Z

Graham Clarke:

''Michigan'' is a state in the Great Lakes Region of the [[United States]]. Consiting of two peninsulas, it borders the [[Canada]] province of [[Ontario]] to the north and east, [[Indiana]] and [[Ohio]] to the south, [[Illinois]] to the south-west, [[Wisconsin]] to the west, and [[Minnesota]] to the north-west.
[[Image:Michigan in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Michigan]]
The 2010 census records a population of 9.8 million. The state capital is '''Lansing''' and the largest city is '''Detroit'''. Michigan is known as The Great Lakes State.

==Education in Michigan==
For a list of universities and colleges in Michigan, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Michigan

For a list of high schools in Michigan, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Michigan

==Virtual schools in Michigan==
The Michigan Virtual School (MVS) is one of the largest state virtual schools, with 15,060 course enrollments in 2009-10. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/michigan/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/michigan/
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Louisiana

2011-10-18T14:40:40Z

Graham Clarke:

''Louisiana'' is a state in the southern [[United States]]. It borders [[Arkansas]] to the north, [[Mississippi]] to the east, The Gulf Of Mexico to the south, and [[Texas]] to the west.

[[Image:Louisiana in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Louisiana]]

The 2010 census records a population of 4.5 million. The state capital is '''Baton Rouge''', and the largest city is '''New Orleans'''. Louisiana is known as the Bayou State.

==Education in Louisiana==
For a list of school districts in Louisiana, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Louisiana

For a list of universities and colleges in Louisiana, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Louisiana
==Virtual schools in Louisiana==
The Louisiana Virtual School (LVS) was created in 2000 and offers supplemental courses for grades 6-12. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/louisiana/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/louisiana/

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Kentucky

2011-10-18T14:22:37Z

Graham Clarke:

''Kentucky'' is a state in the south of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]] and [[Ohio]] to the north, [[West Virginia]] and [[Virginia]] to the east, [[Tennessee]] to the south, and [[Missouri]] to the west.
[[Image:Kentucky in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Kentucky]]
The 2010 census records a population of 4.3 million. The state capital is '''Frankfort''', and the largest city is '''Louisville'''. Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.

==Education in Kentucky==
The University of Kentucky is Kentucky's flagship university. The University of Louisville is Kentucky's urban research university

Kentucky maintains eight public four-year universities. There are two general tiers: major research institutions (the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville) and regional universities, which encompasses the remaining six institutions. The regional schools have specific target counties that many of their programs are targeted towards (such as Forestry at Eastern Kentucky University or Cave Management at Western Kentucky University), however most of their curriculum varies little from any other public university. "UK" and "U of L" have the highest academic rankings and admissions standards although the regional schools aren't without their national recognized departments - examples being Western Kentucky University's nationally ranked Journalism Department or Morehead State offering one of the nation's only Space Science degrees. "UK" is the flagship and land grant of the system and has agriculture extension services in every county. The two research schools split duties related to the medical field, "UK" handles all medical outreach programs in the eastern half of the state while "U of L" does all medical outreach in the state's western half.

The state's 16 public two-year colleges have been governed by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System since the passage of the Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997, commonly referred to as House Bill 1. Prior to the passage of House Bill 1, most of these colleges were under the control of the University of Kentucky.

Berea College, located at the extreme southern edge of the Bluegrass below the Cumberland Plateau, was the first coeducational college in the South to admit both black and white students, doing so from its very establishment in 1855. This policy was successfully challenged in the United States Supreme Court in the case of Berea College v. Kentucky in 1908. This decision effectively segregated Berea until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

Kentucky has been the site of much educational reform over the past two decades. In 1989, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state's education system was unconstitutional. The response of the General Assembly was passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) the following year. Years later, Kentucky has shown progress, but most agree that further reform is needed.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Kentucky

For a list of universities and colleges in Kentucky, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Kentucky

For a list of high schools in Kentucky, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Kentucky

For a list of school districts in Kentucky, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Kentucky

==Virtual schools in Kentucky==
A virtual school program, Kentucky Virtual Schools (KYVS), was created in 2000, and served around 1,615 students in 2009-10. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/kentucky/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky#Education
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/kentucky/

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Illinois

2011-10-18T14:12:27Z

Graham Clarke:

''Illinois'' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Wisconsin]] to the north, Lake Michigan to the north-west, [[Indiana]] to the east, [[Kentucky]] to the south-east, and [[Missouri]] and [[Iowa]] to the west.
[[Image:Illinois in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Illinois]]
The 2010 census records a population of 12.8 million. The state capital is '''Springfield''', and largest city is '''Chicago'''. Illinois is known as The Prairie State.

==Education in Illinois==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Board_of_Education Illinois State Board of Education] or ISBE, autonomous of the governor and the state legislature, administers public education in the state. Local municipalities and their respective school districts operate individual public schools but the ISBE audits performance of public schools with the ''Illinois School Report Card''. The ISBE also makes recommendations to state leaders concerning education spending and policies.

Education is compulsory from kindergarten through the twelfth grade, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers of primary and secondary education: elementary school, middle school or junior high school, and high school. District territories are often complex in structure. In some cases, elementary, middle and junior high schools of a single district feed into high schools in another district.

Using the criterion established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, there are eleven "National Universities" in the state. Three of these rank among the top 100 National Universities in the United States, as determined by the U.S. News & World Report rankings: the University of Chicago (8), Northwestern University (12) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (40). The other eight National Universities, including two more that rank in the top 120 are: Illinois Institute of Technology (102), Loyola University Chicago (116), DePaul University, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Trinity International University.

Besides the "National Universities", Illinois has several other major universities and colleges, both public and private, including: Eastern Illinois University, Northeastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, Columbia College Chicago, Bradley University, Roosevelt University, Chicago State University and Robert Morris University Illinois. There are also dozens of small liberal arts colleges across the state.

Additionally, Illinois supports 49 public community colleges in the Illinois Community College System via the [http://www.iccb.org/index.html Illinois Community College Board].

For a more comprehensive list see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Illinois.
==Virtual schools in Illinois==
The statewide Illinois Virtual School (IVS) serves students in grades 5-12. The full time The Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS) opened in 2006. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/illinois/
==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois#Boundaries
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/illinois/
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Illinois

2011-10-18T14:10:54Z

Graham Clarke:

''Illinois'' is a state in the mid-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Wisconsin]] to the north, Lake Michigan to the north-west, [[Indiana]] to the east, [[Kentucky]] to the south-east, and [[Missouri]] and [[Iowa]] to the west.
[[Image:Illinois in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Illinois]]
The 2010 census records a population of 12.8 million. The state capital is '''Springfield''', and largest city is '''Chicago'''. Illinois is known as The Prairie State.

==Education in Illinois==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Board_of_Education Illinois State Board of Education] or ISBE, autonomous of the governor and the state legislature, administers public education in the state. Local municipalities and their respective school districts operate individual public schools but the ISBE audits performance of public schools with the ''Illinois School Report Card''. The ISBE also makes recommendations to state leaders concerning education spending and policies.

Education is compulsory from kindergarten through the twelfth grade, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers of primary and secondary education: elementary school, middle school or junior high school, and high school. District territories are often complex in structure. In some cases, elementary, middle and junior high schools of a single district feed into high schools in another district.

Using the criterion established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, there are eleven "National Universities" in the state. Three of these rank among the top 100 National Universities in the United States, as determined by the U.S. News & World Report rankings: the University of Chicago (8), Northwestern University (12) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (40). The other eight National Universities, including two more that rank in the top 120 are: Illinois Institute of Technology (102), Loyola University Chicago (116), DePaul University, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Trinity International University.

Besides the "National Universities", Illinois has several other major universities and colleges, both public and private, including: Eastern Illinois University, Northeastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, Columbia College Chicago, Bradley University, Roosevelt University, Chicago State University and Robert Morris University Illinois. There are also dozens of small liberal arts colleges across the state.

Additionally, Illinois supports 49 public community colleges in the Illinois Community College System via the [http://www.iccb.org/index.html Illinois Community College Board].

For a more comprehensive list see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Illinois.
==Virtual schools in Illinois==
For an overview of virtual schools in STATE NAME see RELEVANT KPK12 LINK - e.g. http://kpk12.com/states/maine/

==References==
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* Reference two

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Idaho

2011-10-18T14:03:22Z

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''Idaho'' is a state in the north-western [[United States]]. It borders the province of [[British Columbia]] in [[Canada]] to the north, [[Montana]] to the north-east, [[Wyoming]] to the east, [[Utah]] and [[Nevada]] to the south, and [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]] to the west.
[[Image:Idaho in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Idaho]]
The 2010 census records a population of 1.5 million. The state capital and largest city is '''Boise'''. Idaho is known as the Gem State.

==Education in Idaho==
For a complete list of school districts in Idaho, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Idaho
For a list of colleges and universities in Idaho, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Idaho

==Virtual schools in Idaho==
"Idaho has a state virtual school, the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), as well as seven statewide full-time virtual charter schools and a state distance education academy. There were 4,700 students enrolled in full-time programs statewide in 2009-10." For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/idaho/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/idaho/
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Hawaii

2011-10-18T13:55:45Z

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''Hawaii'' is an island state in the [[United States]], consisting of eight major islands in the North Pacific Ocean.
[[Image:Hawaii in United States (zoom) (US50) (-grid).jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Hawaii]]
The 2010 census records a population of 1.3 million. The state capital and largest city is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu. Hawaii is known as The Aloha State.

==Education in Hawaii==
Hawaii has the only statewide public education system in the Hawaii Department of Education, overseeing 283 public schools. For a list of schools, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawai%27i_Department_of_Education

For a list of universities and colleges in Hawaii, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Hawaii

==Virtual schools in Hawaii==
There are several statewide programs in Hawaii, see: http://kpk12.com/states/hawaii/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/hawaii/

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Florida

2011-10-18T13:32:21Z

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''Florida'' is a state in the south-east of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Georgia]] and [[Alabama]] to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the west.
[[Image:Florida in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Florida]]
The 2010 census records a population of 18.8 million. The state capital is '''Tallahassee''' and the largest city is '''Jackonsville'''. Florida is known as The Sunshine State because of its generally warm climate - subtropical in many regions, with a true tropical climate in the far southern portions near Key West.

==Education in Florida==
Education in Florida consists of primary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate schooling.

There are 11 public universities and 28 community colleges. In 1998 there were over 216,000 college students in public universities. The state also has many private universities.

The state's public school systems are administered by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE). As mandated by the Florida Constitution, Article IX, section 4, Florida has 67 school districts, one for each county. All are separate from municipal government. School districts have the power to tax their residents.

Florida has hundreds of private schools of all types. The FLDOE has no authority over private school operations. Private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests to show parents the school's interest in educational performance.

''In 2008, about 55,000 students were homeschooled. Neither FLDOE nor the local school district has authority to regulate home school activities. The government supports and assists homeschooling activities. There is no minimum number of days in a year, or hours in a day, that must be met, and achievement tests are not required for home school graduating seniors.''

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_System_of_Florida State University System of Florida] manages and funds Florida's eleven public universities and a public Liberal Arts college:

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* Florida Atlantic University
* Florida Gulf Coast University
* Florida International University
* Florida State University
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* University of Central Florida
* University of North Florida
* University of Florida
* University of South Florida
* University of West Florida

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Community_Colleges_System Florida Community Colleges System] manages and funds Florida's 28 community colleges.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Colleges_and_Universities_of_Florida Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida] is an association of 28 private, educational institutions in the state of Florida.

Additionally, there are 20 colleges and universities that are not affiliated with the ICUF, but are fully-accredited universities in the state of Florida

For a list of colleges and universities in Florida, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Florida

==Virtual schools in Florida==
The Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is the largest state virtual school in the U.S. with 213,926 course enrollments and 97,183 students in 2009-10. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/florida/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/florida/

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Colorado

2011-10-18T13:23:46Z

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''Colorado'' is a state in the western and mountain regions of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Wyoming]] to the north, [[Nebraska]] and [[Kansas]] to the northeast and east, [[New Mexico]] and [[Oklahoma]] to the south, and [[Utah]] to the west.
[[Image:Colorado in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Colorado]]
The 2010 census records a population of 5 million. The state capital and largest city is Denver. Colorado is known as The Centennial State, and is well known for its magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains. Residents of Colorado are properly known as "Coloradans", although the archaic term "Coloradoan" is still used.

==Education in Colorado==
There are 179 school districts in Colorado. For a list, see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_Colorado_school_districts

For a list of colleges and universities in Colorado, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Colorado

==Virtual schools in Colorado==
The statewide virtual school is Colorado Online Learning (COL), which had 1,379 course enrollments in 2009-10. Through this and other courses, Colorado has around 13,093 full-time online students. For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/colorado/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/colorado/

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California

2011-10-18T12:30:06Z

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''California'' is a state in the west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Oregon]] to the north, [[Nevada]] to the east, [[Arizona]] to the south-east, [[Mexico]] to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
[[Image:California in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of California]]
The most populous state in the US, the 2010 census records 37.2 million inhabitants. The state capital is '''Sacramento''', and the largest city is '''Los Angeles'''. California is known as The Golden State.

==Education in California==
California had over 6.2 million school students in the 2005–06 school year. Funding and staffing levels in California schools lag behind other states. In expenditure per pupil, California ranked 29th of the 51 states (including the District of Columbia) in 2005–06. In teaching staff expenditure per pupil, California ranked 49th of 51. In overall teacher-pupil ratio, California was also 49th, with 21 students per teacher. Only Arizona and Utah were poorer.

California's public post-secondary education system offers a unique three-tiered system:

# The preeminent research university system in the state is the University of California (UC) which employs more Nobel Prize laureates than any other institution in the world, and is considered one of the world's finest public university systems. There are ten general UC campuses, and a number of specialized campuses in the UC system.
# The California State University (CSU) system has almost 450,000 students, making it the largest university system in the United States. It is intended to accept the top one-third (1/3) of high school students. The 23 CSU schools are primarily intended for undergraduate education.
# The California Community Colleges system provides lower division coursework as well as basic skills and workforce training. It is the largest network of higher education in the US, composed of 110 colleges serving a student population of over 2.6 million.

California is also home to such notable private universities as [[Stanford University]], the University of Southern California (USC), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and the Claremont Colleges (including Harvey Mudd College and Pomona College). California has hundreds of other private colleges and universities, including many religious and special-purpose institutions.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_California.

==Virtual schools in California==
"California has extensive online education activity, including a state-led initiative in UCCP Prep and roughly 25 online charter schools and district programs, many of which are supplemental." For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/california/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/california/

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California

2011-10-18T12:29:37Z

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''California'' is a state in the west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Oregon]] to the north, [[Nevada]] to the east, [[Arizona]] to the south-east, [[Mexico]] to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
[[Image:California in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of California]]
The most populous state in the US, the 2010 census records 37.2 million inhabitants. The state capital is '''Sacramento''', and the largest city is '''Los Angeles'''. California is known as The Golden State.

==Education in STATE NAME==
California had over 6.2 million school students in the 2005–06 school year. Funding and staffing levels in California schools lag behind other states. In expenditure per pupil, California ranked 29th of the 51 states (including the District of Columbia) in 2005–06. In teaching staff expenditure per pupil, California ranked 49th of 51. In overall teacher-pupil ratio, California was also 49th, with 21 students per teacher. Only Arizona and Utah were poorer.

California's public post-secondary education system offers a unique three-tiered system:

# The preeminent research university system in the state is the University of California (UC) which employs more Nobel Prize laureates than any other institution in the world, and is considered one of the world's finest public university systems. There are ten general UC campuses, and a number of specialized campuses in the UC system.
# The California State University (CSU) system has almost 450,000 students, making it the largest university system in the United States. It is intended to accept the top one-third (1/3) of high school students. The 23 CSU schools are primarily intended for undergraduate education.
# The California Community Colleges system provides lower division coursework as well as basic skills and workforce training. It is the largest network of higher education in the US, composed of 110 colleges serving a student population of over 2.6 million.

California is also home to such notable private universities as [[Stanford University]], the University of Southern California (USC), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and the Claremont Colleges (including Harvey Mudd College and Pomona College). California has hundreds of other private colleges and universities, including many religious and special-purpose institutions.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_California.

==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
"California has extensive online education activity, including a state-led initiative in UCCP Prep and roughly 25 online charter schools and district programs, many of which are supplemental." For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/california/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/california/

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Arizona

2011-10-18T10:31:28Z

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''Arizona'' is a state in the south-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Utah]] to the north, [[Colorado]] to the north-east, [[New Mexico]] to the east, [[Mexico]] to the south, [[California]] to the west, and [[Nevada]] to the north-west.
[[Image:Arizona in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Arizona]]

The 2010 census records a population of 6.3 million. The state capital and largest city is '''Phoenix'''. Arizona is known as The Grand Canyon state.

==Education in Arizona==
Elementary and secondary education in Arizona is separated into 227 independent school districts. For a list of universities and colleges, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona#Education

==Virtual schools in Arizona==
The Arizona Online Instruction (AOI) program allows for any school within the sate to provide online courses as of 2010.

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/arizona/

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Arizona

2011-10-18T10:30:39Z

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''Arizona'' is a state in the south-west of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Utah]] to the north, [[Colorado]] to the north-east, [[New Mexico]] to the east, [[Mexico]] to the south, [[California]] to the west, and [[Nevada]] to the north-west.
[[Image:Arizona in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Arizona]]

The 2010 census records a population of 6.3 million. The state capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is known as The Grand Canyon state.

==Education in Arizona==
Elementary and secondary education in Arizona is separated into 227 independent school districts. For a list of universities and colleges, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona#Education

==Virtual schools in Arizona==
The Arizona Online Instruction (AOI) program allows for any school within the sate to provide online courses as of 2010.

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/arizona/

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Alabama

2011-10-18T10:20:52Z

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''Alabama'' is a state in the south-east of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Tennessee]] to the north, [[Georgia]] to the east, [[Florida]] and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and [[Mississippi]] to the west.

[[Image:Alabama in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Alabama]]

The 2010 census records a population of 4.7 million. The state capital is '''Montgomery''', and the largest city is '''Birmingham'''.

==Education in Alabama==
There are 1,541 schools in Alabama serving 743,364 elementary and secondary students.

For a list of colleges and universities in Alabama, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Alabama

==Virtual schools in Alabama==

As of 2008, “…beginning with the ninth grade class of 2009-10 (graduating class of 2012-13), students shall be required to complete one online/technology enhanced course or experience in either a core course (mathematics, science, social studies, or English) or an elective with waivers being possible for students with a justifiable reason(s)”, according to the the Alabama State Board of Education.

For more information, see: http://kpk12.com/states/alabama/

==References==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
* http://www.census.gov/popfinder/
* http://kpk12.com/states/alabama/

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Utah

2011-10-18T10:12:58Z

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[[Image:Utah in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Utah]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
For Education in STATE NAME see LINK(S) - e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Maine

==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
For an overview of virtual schools in STATE NAME see RELEVANT KPK12 LINK - e.g. http://kpk12.com/states/maine/

==References==
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''Utah'' is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the United States, in 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2.7 million people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around the state capital of Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making the population the sixth most urbanized in the United States.

The name "Utah" is derived from the Ute Indian language, meaning "people of the mountains".

Utah is known for being one of the most religiously homogeneous states in the Union. Between 58% and 72% of people in Utah are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life.

The state is a centre of transportation, information technology and research, government services and mining as well as a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah.

== Education ==
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=== Colleges and universities ===

==== Public ====

'''Four-year ("universities")'''

# Dixie State College of Utah, St. George
# Southern Utah University, Cedar City
# University of Utah, Salt Lake City
# Utah State University, Logan
# Utah Valley University, Orem
# Weber State University, Ogden

'''Two-year'''

# College of Eastern Utah, Price
# Snow College, Ephraim
# Salt Lake Community College, various locations in Salt Lake County and Tooele County

'''Technical'''

# Regional Campuses of the Utah College of Applied Technology

==== Private ====

'''Four-year ("universities")'''

# Brigham Young University, Provo
# George Wythe University, Cedar City
# Stevens-Henager College, Ogden
# Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City (liberal arts college)
# Webster University Utah, Murray

'''Two-year'''

# LDS Business College, Salt Lake City

'''For-profit'''

# Eagle Gate College, Murray, Layton, Salt Lake City
# Neumont University, South Jordan
# Provo College, Provo
# [[University of Phoenix]], Salt Lake City
# Utah Career College, Layton, West Jordan

For a more comprehensive list see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Utah.

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2011-10-18T10:12:26Z

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South Carolina

2011-10-18T10:12:20Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:South Carolina in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of South Carolina]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
For Education in STATE NAME see LINK(S) - e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Maine

==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
For an overview of virtual schools in STATE NAME see RELEVANT KPK12 LINK - e.g. http://kpk12.com/states/maine/

==References==
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''South Carolina'' a state in the Deep South of the [[United States]]. It borders [[Georgia]] to the south and [[North Carolina]] to the north. In 2010, the state ranked 24th among the US states for population.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina.

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2011-10-18T10:11:46Z

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Pennsylvania

2011-10-18T10:11:39Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Pennsylvania in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Pennsylvania]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
For Education in STATE NAME see LINK(S) - e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Maine

==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
For an overview of virtual schools in STATE NAME see RELEVANT KPK12 LINK - e.g. http://kpk12.com/states/maine/

==References==
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* Reference two

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The ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'' ('''Pennsylvania''') is a state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the [[United States]]. The state borders [[Delaware]] and [[Maryland]] to the south, [[West Virginia]] to the southwest, [[Ohio]] to the west, [[New York]] and [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to the north, and [[New Jersey]] to the east. It is the sixth most populous state in the [[US]].

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania.

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2011-10-18T10:11:10Z

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North Carolina

2011-10-18T10:10:55Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:North Carolina in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of North Carolina]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
For Education in STATE NAME see LINK(S) - e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Maine

==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
For an overview of virtual schools in STATE NAME see RELEVANT KPK12 LINK - e.g. http://kpk12.com/states/maine/

==References==
* Reference one
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''North Carolina'' is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the Southern [[United States]]. The state borders [[South Carolina]] and [[Georgia]] to the south, [[Tennessee]] to the west and [[Virginia]] to the north - and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the east. North Carolina contains 100 counties.

Its population is 9.3 million.

Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte.

The United States Census Bureau classifies North Carolina as a southern state in the subcategory of being one of the South Atlantic States.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina

== Education ==

=== Elementary and secondary education ===

Elementary and secondary public schools are overseen by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is the secretary of the North Carolina State Board of Education, but the board, rather than the superintendent, holds most of the legal authority for making public education policy. In 2009, the board's chairman also became the "chief executive officer" for the state's school system. North Carolina has 115 public school systems, each of which is overseen by a local school board. A county may have one or more systems within it. The largest school systems in North Carolina are the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Wake County Public School System, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, and Cumberland County Schools. In total there are 2,338 public schools in the state, '

==== Charter schools ====

There are 93 charter schools.

=== Colleges and universities ===

In 1795, North Carolina opened the first public university in the United States — the University of North Carolina (currently named the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). More than 200 years later, the University of North Carolina system encompasses 17 public universities including UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, East Carolina University, Western Carolina University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, UNC Wilmington and Appalachian State University. The system also supports several well-known historically African-American colleges and universities such as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Winston-Salem State University, Elizabeth City State University, and Fayetteville State University.

Along with its public universities, North Carolina has 58 public community colleges in its community college system.

North Carolina is also home to many well-known private colleges and universities including: [[Duke University]], Wake Forest University, Elon University, Johnson & Wales University, Davidson College, and High Point University.

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2011-10-18T10:10:15Z

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Nebraska

2011-10-18T10:09:41Z

Graham Clarke:

''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Nebraska in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Nebraska]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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''Nebraska'' is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern [[United States]]. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska.

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2011-10-18T10:09:10Z

Graham Clarke:

Minnesota

2011-10-18T10:08:47Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Minnesota in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Minnesota]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
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''Minnesota'' is a [[US]] state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the [[US]], it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota.

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2011-10-18T10:08:14Z

Graham Clarke:

Michigan

2011-10-18T10:08:08Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Michigan in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Michigan]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
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''Michigan'' is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the [[United States]] of America. It is the eighth most populous state in the [[United States]].

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan

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2011-10-18T10:07:34Z

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Louisiana

2011-10-18T10:07:23Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Louisiana in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Louisiana]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
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''Louisiana'' is state located in the southern region of the [[United States]] of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the US with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana.

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2011-10-18T10:06:46Z

Graham Clarke:

Kentucky

2011-10-18T10:04:58Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Kentucky in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Kentucky]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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''Kentucky'', in full the '''Commonwealth of Kentucky''', is a state located in the East Central [[United States]] of America.

Its population is 4.3 million.

Its capital is Frankfort but its largest city is Louisville.

As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union.

Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population.

Kentucky is known as the '''Bluegrass State''', a nickname based on the fact that native bluegrass is present in many of the pastures throughout the state, based on the fertile soil. It made possible the breeding of high-quality livestock, especially thoroughbred racing horses. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park; the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the Lower 48 states; and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the largest free-ranging elk herd east of Montana, and the nation's most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for thoroughbred horses, horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, and college basketball.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky

== Education ==

The University of Kentucky is Kentucky's flagship university. The University of Louisville is Kentucky's urban research university

Kentucky maintains eight public four-year universities. There are two general tiers: major research institutions (the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville) and regional universities, which encompasses the remaining six institutions. The regional schools have specific target counties that many of their programs are targeted towards (such as Forestry at Eastern Kentucky University or Cave Management at Western Kentucky University), however most of their curriculum varies little from any other public university. "UK" and "U of L" have the highest academic rankings and admissions standards although the regional schools aren't without their national recognized departments - examples being Western Kentucky University's nationally ranked Journalism Department or Morehead State offering one of the nation's only Space Science degrees. "UK" is the flagship and land grant of the system and has agriculture extension services in every county. The two research schools split duties related to the medical field, "UK" handles all medical outreach programs in the eastern half of the state while "U of L" does all medical outreach in the state's western half.

The state's 16 public two-year colleges have been governed by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System since the passage of the Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997, commonly referred to as House Bill 1. Prior to the passage of House Bill 1, most of these colleges were under the control of the University of Kentucky.

Berea College, located at the extreme southern edge of the Bluegrass below the Cumberland Plateau, was the first coeducational college in the South to admit both black and white students, doing so from its very establishment in 1855. This policy was successfully challenged in the United States Supreme Court in the case of Berea College v. Kentucky in 1908. This decision effectively segregated Berea until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

Kentucky has been the site of much educational reform over the past two decades. In 1989, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state's education system was unconstitutional. The response of the General Assembly was passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) the following year. Years later, Kentucky has shown progress, but most agree that further reform is needed.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Kentucky

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2011-10-18T10:04:27Z

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Illinois

2011-10-18T10:04:21Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Illinois in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Illinois]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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==Virtual schools in STATE NAME==
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''Illinois'' (pronounced IL-i-NOY), the 21st state admitted to the [[United States]], is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the US.

Illinois is often viewed as a microcosm of the United States; an Associated Press analysis of 21 demographic factors found Illinois the "most average state", while Peoria has long been a proverbial social and cultural bellwether.

The population of Illinois is 12.9 million. This makes it on the small side in EU terms, slightly bigger than Portugal, Hungary and Greece but noticeably smaller than the [[Netherlands]] - though also slightly bigger than Belgium if that is considered as a unitary state. Approximately 66% of the population of Illinois resides in the northeastern corner of the state, primarily within the city of Chicago and the surrounding area.

The capital of Illinois is Springfield but the largest city is Chicago.

With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is an important transportation hub; the Port of Chicago connects the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois.

== Education ==
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The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Board_of_Education Illinois State Board of Education] or ISBE, autonomous of the governor and the state legislature, administers public education in the state. Local municipalities and their respective school districts operate individual public schools but the ISBE audits performance of public schools with the ''Illinois School Report Card''. The ISBE also makes recommendations to state leaders concerning education spending and policies.

Education is compulsory from kindergarten through the twelfth grade, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers of primary and secondary education: elementary school, middle school or junior high school, and high school. District territories are often complex in structure. In some cases, elementary, middle and junior high schools of a single district feed into high schools in another district.

Using the criterion established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, there are eleven "National Universities" in the state. Three of these rank among the top 100 National Universities in the United States, as determined by the U.S. News & World Report rankings: the University of Chicago (8), Northwestern University (12) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (40). The other eight National Universities, including two more that rank in the top 120 are: Illinois Institute of Technology (102), Loyola University Chicago (116), DePaul University, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Trinity International University.

Besides the "National Universities", Illinois has several other major universities and colleges, both public and private, including: Eastern Illinois University, Northeastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, Columbia College Chicago, Bradley University, Roosevelt University, Chicago State University and Robert Morris University Illinois. There are also dozens of small liberal arts colleges across the state.

Additionally, Illinois supports 49 public community colleges in the Illinois Community College System via the [http://www.iccb.org/index.html Illinois Community College Board].

For a more comprehensive list see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Illinois.

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2011-10-18T10:03:49Z

Graham Clarke:

Idaho

2011-10-18T10:03:42Z

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[[Image:Idaho in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Idaho]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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''Idaho'' is a state in the Northwestern [[United States]]. It is the 39th most populous US State.

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho.

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2011-10-18T10:03:14Z

Graham Clarke:

Hawaii

2011-10-18T10:03:06Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Hawaii in United States (zoom) (US50) (-grid).jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Hawaii]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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''Hawaii'' (Hawaiian: '''Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi''') is the newest of the 50 states of the United States (August 21, 1959), and is the only state made up entirely of islands.

It occupies most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. Hawaii's natural beauty, warm tropical climate, inviting waters and waves, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with a vibrant native culture.

Hawaii has over 1 million permanent residents along with many visitors and US military personnel.

Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.

The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The last is by far the largest and is often called "The Big Island" to avoid confusion with the state as a whole. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of [[Oceania]].

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2011-10-18T10:02:38Z

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Florida

2011-10-18T10:01:40Z

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''STATE NAME'' is a state in the <name of region> of the [[United States]]. It borders... ADD BORDER STATE OR COUNTRY INFO.
[[Image:Florida in United States.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The state of Florida]]
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==Education in STATE NAME==
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''Florida'' is a state located in the southeastern region of the [[United States]], bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States. Much of the land mass of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the east.

It is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" because of its generally warm climate - subtropical in many regions of the state, with true tropical climate in the far southern portions near Key West.

The population is 18.3 million, ranking Florida as the fourth most populous state in the US. In EU terms, this is slightly more than the [[Netherlands]] and somewhat less than [[Romania]].

The state has a few large urban areas, a number of smaller industrial cities, and many small towns. Tallahassee is the state capital and Miami is the largest metropolitan area.

Residents of Florida are properly known as "Floridians".

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida.

== Education ==
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Education in Florida consists of primary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate schooling.

There are 11 public universities and 28 community colleges. In 1998 there were over 216,000 college students in public universities. The state also has many private universities.

The state's public school systems are administered by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE). As mandated by the Florida Constitution, Article IX, section 4, Florida has 67 school districts, one for each county. All are separate from municipal government. School districts have the power to tax their residents.

Florida has hundreds of private schools of all types. The FLDOE has no authority over private school operations. Private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests to show parents the school's interest in educational performance.

''In 2008, about 55,000 students were homeschooled. Neither FLDOE nor the local school district has authority to regulate home school activities. The government supports and assists homeschooling activities. There is no minimum number of days in a year, or hours in a day, that must be met, and achievement tests are not required for home school graduating seniors.''

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_System_of_Florida State University System of Florida] manages and funds Florida's eleven public universities and a public Liberal Arts college:

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* University of Central Florida
* University of North Florida
* University of Florida
* University of South Florida
* University of West Florida

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The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Community_Colleges_System Florida Community Colleges System] manages and funds Florida's 28 community colleges.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Colleges_and_Universities_of_Florida Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida] is an association of 28 private, educational institutions in the state of Florida.

Additionally, there are 20 colleges and universities that are not affiliated with the ICUF, but are fully-accredited universities in the state of Florida.

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