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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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The north side of duPont Manual's main building

duPont Manual High School is a public magnet high school located in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It serves students in grades 9–12. It is a part of the Jefferson County Public School District. DuPont Manual is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School.

Manual, funded by Mr. A.V duPont, opened in 1892 as an all-male manual training school. It was the second public high school in Louisville. Manual merged with its rival, Male High School, into a consolidated school from 1915 to 1919. Manual permanently merged with the Louisville Girls High School in 1950 and moved into their Gothic-style three-story building, built in 1934. In 2004, after conducting a poll, Louisville's Courier-Journal newspaper listed Manual as one of Louisville residents' ten favorite buildings. Manual experienced a decline in discipline and test scores in the 1970s. In 1984, Manual became a magnet school, allowing students from throughout the district to apply to five specialized programs of study, or magnets. (Full article...)

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Raffles Institution is an independent boys' secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1823 as Singapore Institution by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, it was consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by the Ministry of Education. Notable alumni include Yusof bin Ishak and Benjamin Henry Sheares, the first and second Presidents of Singapore, respectively.

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1922 – Institut Le Rosey's first alumni association, the "Old Rosey Association," is created in Switzerland

1925 – In the Scopes Trial, the Criminal Court of Tennessee upholds the Bulter Act, which made it unlawful, in any state-funded educational establishment in Tennessee, "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." The case was a watershed in the creation-evolution controversy.

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1988 – The Education Reform Act of 1988 is introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, ensuring that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

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1881 – Permission is received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to rename Colombo Academy and Queens College in Sri Lanka to Royal College, Colombo

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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (/ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːri/ MON-tiss-OR-ee, Italian: [maˈriːa montesˈsɔːri]; 31 August 1870 – 6 May 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education and her writing on scientific pedagogy. At an early age, Montessori enrolled in classes at an all-boys technical school, with hopes of becoming an engineer. She soon had a change of heart and began medical school at the Sapienza University of Rome, becoming one of the first women to attend medical school in Italy; she graduated with honors in 1896. Her educational method is in use today in many public and private schools globally. (Full article...)

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... that first-team All-American soccer player Jordynn Dudley holds her high school's basketball scoring record?
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... that construction workers at UC Berkeley paused their work in solidarity with the 2022 University of California academic workers' strike?
... that of newly hired coach Fred Vehmeier, one newspaper said: "Any candidate for the university football team who gets a bit sassy can count on a beating, if this new coach is the man he looks to be"?
... that Sakhela Buhlungu's anti-corruption efforts at the University of Fort Hare led to a failed assassination attempt that killed his bodyguard?

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Image 1Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 2City College of New York (from College)
Image 3Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 4One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 5Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 6The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
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 8Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 9King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 10St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 11A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 12Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 13The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 14The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 15Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 16Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 17First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 18Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 19The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 20St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 21Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 22Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 23A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 24A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 25Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 26Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 27Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 28Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 29A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 30A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 31The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 32Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 33Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 34Scripps College (from College)
Image 35SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 36Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 37King'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)
Image 38Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 39Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 40Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 41Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 42West 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 43Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 44György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 45Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 46Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 47Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 48Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 49RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 50Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 51Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 52World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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- 0.900–0.949
- 0.850–0.899
- 0.800–0.849
- 0.750–0.799
- 0.700–0.749
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- 0.550–0.599
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(from History of education)
Image 53Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 54Albert 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 55A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 56Loyola 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 57Pomona College (from College)

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