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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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There are sixty-two schools in Cardenal Caro, one of the three provinces of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region in Chile. The province contains several primary schools and eight secondary schools. All schools in Cardenal Caro are municipal (owned by the government of their respective communes) except seven, including the Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu, the Colegio Charly's School and the Instituto Railef, which are semi-private (subsidized by the state). Most schools are located in rural areas, while twenty are located in urban areas. All of them are coeducational.

Students in Chilean schools begin their formal education in prekínder between the ages of two and five. Primero básico is the first grade of primary education, which lasts until octavo básico (eighth grade). Students begin their secondary education in primero medio (ninth grade), and graduate in cuarto medio (twelfth grade). (Full article...)

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Gordonstoun is a Scottish co-educational independent school famed for having educated three generations of British royalty. Founded as an international school in 1934 by the German educator Dr. Kurt Hahn, it is best-known as the school attended during the 1960s by Charles, King of the United Kingdom, on the recommendation of his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had himself been one of the first students to attend Gordonstoun.

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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 restoration of the Old Savannah School House was the first project undertaken by the National Trust for the Cayman Islands after its creation?

... that Samuel Johnson failed to get a job at Brewood Grammar School because headmaster William Budworth was concerned with Johnson's head movements?

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Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (8 October 1891 – 6 February 1947) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Education from July 1945 until her death. Earlier in her career, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow, she became a national figure when she played a prominent role in the 1936 Jarrow March of the town's unemployed to London to petition for the right to work. Although unsuccessful at that time, the March provided an iconic image for the 1930s and helped to form post-Second World War attitudes to unemployment and social justice.

Wilkinson was born into a poor though ambitious Manchester family and she embraced socialism at an early age. After graduating from the University of Manchester, she worked for a women's suffrage organisation and later as a trade union officer. Inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917, Wilkinson joined the British Communist Party, and preached revolutionary socialism while seeking constitutional routes to political power through the Labour Party. She was elected Labour MP for Middlesbrough East in 1924, and supported the 1926 General Strike. In the 1929–31 Labour government, she served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the junior Health Minister. She made a connection with a young female member and activist Jennie Lee. Following her defeat at Middlesbrough in 1931, Wilkinson became a prolific journalist and writer, before returning to parliament as Jarrow's MP in 1935. She was a strong advocate for the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War, and made several visits to the battle zones. (Full article...)

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... that pianist Fujita Haruko, one of the first 19 female students enrolled at the University of Tokyo, was taught by Leo Sirota, who was once called the "god of piano"?
... that despite a "No Rock & Roll" sign in the studios of the Utica College radio station, students played it anyway?
.... that Prodigy Math Game was initially created as a school project?
... that according to a book by a friend of the Columbine shooters, students at Columbine High School would joke that their school was next for a mass shooting?
... that just seven years after being elected to a local school board, Nancy Ross was a candidate for Vice President of the United States?
... that Jäñgir-Kerei Khan was responsible for establishing the first school, settlement, hospital, and museum in the Bukey Horde?
... that Cowbridge Girls School, built in 1896, was unusual for its time in providing a science laboratory for the students?
... that most blue bloods in college basketball coincidentally wear shades of blue in their uniforms?

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Image 1Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 2A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 3The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 4Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 5Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 6Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 7Scripps College (from College)
Image 8Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 9Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 10Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 11West 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 12Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 13The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 14First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 15Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 16A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 17The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 18SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 19Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 20Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 21Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 22St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 23Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 24Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 25Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 26A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 27A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 28The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 29Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 30City College of New York (from College)
Image 31Loyola 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 32Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 33Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 34György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 35Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 36Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 37Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 38Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 39Pomona College (from College)
Image 40King'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 41Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 42One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 43St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 44The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 45A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 46Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 47RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 48To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 49Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 50A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 51Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 52Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 53Bowdoin College (from College)
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 55World 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 56Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 57King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)

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