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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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Pūnana Leo (lit. 'voice nest'; often translated as "language nest") are private, non-profit preschools run by families, in which the Hawaiian language is the language of instruction and administration.

Initially opened illegally, the first Pūnana Leo opened in 1984 in Kekaha, Kauaʻi. Based on the practices of 19th-century Hawaiian-language schools, as well as the Māori language revival kindergartens in New Zealand, the Pūnana Leo was the first indigenous language immersion preschool project in the United States. Graduates from the Pūnana Leo schools have achieved several measures of academic success in later life. (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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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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Percy Shaw Jeffrey FRGS (14 March 1862 Cheltenham, England – 22 February 1952) was a respected English schoolmaster and author of several books on a range of topics, including significant contributions towards the teaching of phonetics in schools. Shaw Jeffrey taught at a variety of schools before spending sixteen years as headmaster at Colchester Royal Grammar School. With his wife, Alice, he retired first to South Africa, then to the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, in 1916, where he spent his time between numerous trips to countries around the world. (Full article...)

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Image 1A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 2A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 3King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 4A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 5A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 6Scripps College (from College)
Image 7RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 8St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 9Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 10The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 11Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 12World 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 13Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 14Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 15Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 16Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 17Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 18Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 19György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 20Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 21Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 22Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 23Pomona College (from College)
Image 24Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 25Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 26To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 27The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 28Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 29Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 30Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 31West 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 32Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 33Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 34Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 35Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 36Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 37St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 38Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 39Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 40City College of New York (from College)
Image 41Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 42Albert 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 43King'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 44The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 45Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 46The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 47Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 48One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 49SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 50The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 51Loyola 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 52Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 53Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 54A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 55A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 56Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 57First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)

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