{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-viii-section-1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Const. art. VIII, § Section 1.","heading":"Public schools of high quality to be maintained.","body":"The General Assembly shall provide for a system of free public elementary and secondary schools for all children of school age throughout the Commonwealth, and shall seek to ensure that an educational program of high quality is established and continually maintained.","path":["Virginia Constitution","Article VIII. Education"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:29Z","sha256":"76cd0c572a349ab79972865e8111581b8f8b46bbd23224938cda5949f8dd05b4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-vii-section-10","next":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-viii-section-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}