Norfolk, Virginia offers many educational opportunities.
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".
There are also a number of private schools located in the city, the oldest of which, Norfolk Academy, was founded in 1728.
Norfolk is home to three public universities and one private.
It also hosts a community college campus in downtown.