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A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the Regional terms section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university.

In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be available after secondary school. A school may be dedicated to one particular field, such as a school of economics or dance. Alternative schools may provide nontraditional curriculum and methods. (Full article...)

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North Community High School, or simply North, is a four-year public comprehensive high school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The school has existed for over 120 years in several buildings all located on the city's northside. Minneapolis North once had a predominantly Jewish student body but by 1982, the school and the neighborhood it is located in had become mostly African American. Desegregation efforts, such as magnet school programs, have attempted to attract students from throughout Minneapolis and nearby suburbs. KBEM-FM, established by Minneapolis Public Schools in 1970, is operated partially by North students and has been located at the school since 1985. (Full article...)

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Eton College, also known simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, and is one of the original nine English "public schools" as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. The school has a long list of distinguished former pupils, including eighteen former British Prime Ministers. Traditionally, Eton has been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen", and is often described as the most famous public school in the world.

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1823 – Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, is founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

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1987 – In Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania rules against the Dover Area School District, holding that teaching intelligent design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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1857 – Britain calls on the schoolboys of La Martiniere Lucknow to aid in the residency's defence during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Because of their contributions, La Martiniere Lucknow is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours

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... that the International High School in Paterson, New Jersey, was built with triple-pane windows to keep out noise from Interstate 80, located just 20 feet (6 m) from the school building?

... that after 175 years in operation the Red Brick School, one of the oldest single room school houses in the U.S., closed in 2008?

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Marie Smallface Marule (Isstoikamo¹saakii, 1944 – December 31, 2014) was a Canadian academic administrator, activist, and educator. She served as executive director of the National Indian Brotherhood (NIB), chief administrator of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), and secretary of the Indian Association of Alberta. Marule was president of Red Crow Community College for two decades, and led the creation of several indigenous studies programs. She was previously an assistant professor of Native American studies at the University of Lethbridge. (Full article...)

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... that while he was a teacher in France, George Buchanan wrote a school play about Jephthah's sacrifice of his daughter?
... that college basketball player Haley Cavinder and her twin sister, Hanna, signed a major endorsement deal within minutes of it being allowed?
... that Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, an expert in sickle cell disease, decided while still in medical school to devote his life to the study of the disease, after his newborn son was diagnosed with the condition?
... that Karie Ross was the first female reporter on ESPN's College Football GameDay?
... that Vikki Blanche did not take her Neighbours audition seriously, thinking that she would not be cast so soon after graduating from school?
... that Pedro Tenorio left his professorship at the University of Rome to fight in the Battle of Nájera in 1367 and was captured?
... that Jalen Redmond received the offer of a college athletic scholarship before having even played in a high-school football game?
... that for all of his years in college, future NFL running back Chet Winters had little chance to rush the ball due to a different player taking priority every year?

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Image 1György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 2Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 3The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 4A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 5King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 6Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 7To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 8A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 9Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 10Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 11A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 12First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 13Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 14Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 15Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 16A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 17A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 18St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 19City College of New York (from College)
Image 20Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 21Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 22RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 23The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 24Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 25Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 26Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 27West Park Secondary School in Toronto is an example. It was built in 1968 for students with slow learning or special needs. (from Vocational school)
Image 28Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 29The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 30Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 31Scripps College (from College)
Image 32Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 33Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 34Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 35Loyola School, Chennai, India – run by the Catholic Diocese of Madras. Christian missionaries played a pivotal role in establishing modern schools in India. (from School)
Image 36Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 37St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 38The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 39The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 40Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 41Pomona College (from College)
Image 42Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 43Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 44Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 45Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 46Albert Bettannier's 1887 painting La Tache noire depicts a child being taught about the "lost" province of Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War – an example of how European schools were often used in order to inoculate Nationalism in their pupils. (from School)
Image 47SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 48Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 49A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 50Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 51Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 52Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 53World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
- 0.950 and over
- 0.900–0.949
- 0.850–0.899
- 0.800–0.849
- 0.750–0.799
- 0.700–0.749
- 0.650–0.699
- 0.600–0.649
- 0.550–0.599
- 0.500–0.549
- 0.450–0.499
- 0.400–0.449
- 0.350–0.399
- under 0.350
- not available
(from History of education)
Image 54Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 55Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 56One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 57King's College London in 1831, as engraved by J. C. Carter. It is one of the founding institutions of University of London, established in 1836. (from History of education)