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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 Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) is a co-educational specialist residential college of further education based in the English city of Hereford. Students who attend the college are aged 16 to 25 and blind or partially sighted. They can study a wide range of qualifications at RNC, from academic subjects such as English and Mathematics to more vocational topics such as Massage and Complementary Therapies. Alongside regular further education subjects and vocational training, the college offers training in mobility, assistive technology, Braille, independent living skills and personal development.

Founded in 1872 in London as the Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, the college had a number of homes before moving to its campus in Hereford; it was renamed The Royal National College for the Blind in the late 1970s. It has been a pioneer in the education of visually impaired people in Britain since the Victorian era, and, as of 2010, is the only college for visually impaired students in the United Kingdom to have been awarded Beacon Status in recognition of its outstanding teaching and learning. (Full article...)

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The Lycée Henri-IV (sometimes called HIV, H4, or Henri-Quatre) is a public secondary school located in Paris, France. Henri-IV is located in the nationally-historic buildings of the former Sainte Geneviève abbey. After the French Revolution, it was transformed into a public lycée, the first one in France. Its former pupils include French philosophers and writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and André Gide.

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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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... that three protesters were killed near a Cape Town school by armed police hidden in a "Trojan Horse" vehicle?

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John Dewey (/ˈduːi/; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.

The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education, or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous." Dewey considered two fundamental elements—schools and civil society—to be major topics needing attention and reconstruction to encourage experimental intelligence and plurality. He asserted that complete democracy was to be obtained not just by extending voting rights but also by ensuring that there exists a fully formed public opinion, accomplished by communication among citizens, experts, and politicians. (Full article...)

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... that a Pennsylvania TV station is experimenting with datacasting educational content to school students and prison inmates?
... that to gain weight to increase his chance of being a college football offensive lineman, John Ojukwu went on a diet that included consuming a gallon of milk a day and sometimes whole pizzas?
... that during the 2013 Nutellagate controversy, students at Columbia University were accused of costing the university $5,000 in dining hall Nutella per week?
... that the first secular school in Catalonia was founded by the anarcha-feminist Teresa Mañé?
... that Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia, called Hay War Memorial High School the "finest war memorial in the British Empire"?
... that Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to ensure free tuition for all students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine?
... that Cleo Hill Jr. coached the college basketball team for which his father played more than 60 years earlier?
... that although some of the players on Liberty Christian Preparatory School's eight-man football team had never played tackle football before, the team won the state championship in its first season?

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Image 1Scripps College (from College)
Image 2Albert 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 3One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 4Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 5Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 6Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 7Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 8Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 9Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 10Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 11Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 12Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 13Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 14György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 15Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 16World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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- 0.900–0.949
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(from History of education)
Image 17Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 18Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 19Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 20The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 21Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 22Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 23RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 24Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 25Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 26The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 27Pomona College (from College)
Image 28Loyola 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 29Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 30A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 31Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 32Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 33Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 34Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 35The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 36King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (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 38First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 39Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 40The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 41Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 42Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 43A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 44A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 45Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 46City College of New York (from College)
Image 47A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
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 49St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 50A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 51Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 52A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 53St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 54The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 55Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 56SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 57West Park Secondary School in Toronto is an example. It was built in 1968 for students with slow learning or special needs. (from Vocational school)

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