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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 comprehensive public 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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Bergen katedralskole (English: Bergen Cathedral School, Latin: Schola Cathedralis Bergensis, colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. The school is thought to have been founded in 1153 by Nicholas Breakspear (later Pope Adrian IV). The school has a reputation as a prestigious school, because of its history and high grade requirements. Its alumni includes Frederik Stang, Norway's first prime minister.

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1999 – Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold embarks on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 23 others, before committing suicide. It is the fourth-deadliest school killing in United States history.

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1635 – Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts

2003 – Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus.

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1983 – American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he reads a letter in which she expresses fears about nuclear war.

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... that Gardiner Lyceum was the first vocational trade school in the United States?

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Marion Luther Brittain Sr. (November 11, 1866 – July 13, 1953) was an American academic administrator and longest serving president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1922 to 1944. Brittain was born in Georgia and, aside from a brief stint at the University of Chicago for graduate school, spent most of his life serving the educational community there. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory College in 1886, Brittain worked his way up the ranks from principal of an Atlanta high school to superintendent of education for the entire state of Georgia.

In 1922, Brittain accepted the position of president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, then called the Georgia School of Technology, an office he would hold until his retirement in 1944. During his 22-year tenure at Georgia Tech, Brittain was credited with doubling student enrollment, establishing what is now the second-largest aerospace engineering faculty in the United States, and playing an influential role in securing Georgia Tech's position as a leading technical institute and research university. After his retirement, Brittain wrote The Story of Georgia Tech (1948), a history of the Institute published shortly before his death in 1953. (Full article...)

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... that German forester Carl A. Schenck founded the first forestry school in North America at George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate?
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... that Frank Jeremiah Armstrong, the first African-American graduate of Cornell College, became an assistant to Booker T. Washington?
... that programs at a Cleveland public TV station had to be recorded in between school bells and fire drills?
... that James McChord was elected to the presidency of Centre College by its board of trustees, but died before he could take office?
... that Jäñgir-Kerei Khan was responsible for establishing the first school, settlement, hospital, and museum in the Bukey Horde?
... that within a year after the first Black Student Union was founded at San Francisco State College in March 1966, it had a presence at every state college in California?

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