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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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La Martinière College is a premiere educational institution located in Lucknow, the capital of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. The College consists of two schools: La Martinière Boys' College was founded in 1845 and La Martinière Girls' College was established in 1869. The Boys' College is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours.

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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 the Annenschule (pictured) high school in Saint Petersburg, Russia was transformed into a Soviet work school after the Russian Revolution, but now houses a lyceum?

... that Newark Arts High School in New Jersey opened its doors to students in 1931 as the first U.S. public high school specializing in the visual and performing arts?

... after being headmaster of St. Bees School, George Mallaby joined the army, rose to Colonel, became High Commissioner to New Zealand, and was knighted?

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Francis Dzierozynski (born Franciszek Dzierożyński; January 3, 1779 – September 22, 1850) was a Polish Catholic priest and Jesuit who became a prominent missionary to the United States. Born in the town of Orsha, in the Russian Empire (modern-day Belarus), he entered the Society of Jesus and was ordained a priest in 1806. He taught and studied in Polotsk and Mogilev until leading students in an escape from the French invasion of Russia in 1812. He returned to Polotsk, where he taught until the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Russian Empire in 1820. Thereafter, he took up teaching in Bologna, Italy.

The Jesuit Superior General sent Dzierozynski to the United States as a missionary the following year. He was given broad authority over the Jesuits' Maryland Mission, and taught at Georgetown College while learning English. In 1823, he was appointed the superior of the Maryland Mission, with jurisdiction over all the Jesuits in the United States. During his term, he continued teaching at Georgetown, where he was also master of novices. As superior, he reconciled the Society of Jesus and the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, a holdover from the period of suppression of the Jesuits that owned most of the American Jesuits' property, and oversaw the transition of Saint Louis College into a Jesuit institution. He also was involved in significant disputes with the American bishops, especially Ambrose Maréchal, with whom his quarrel over the ownership of valuable White Marsh Manor, endured for many years and involved such prominent figures as John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Roger Taney, Luigi Fortis, and Pope Pius VII. (Full article...)

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... that a class-action lawsuit against Global Plasma Solutions claimed that their air-purification devices used in schools did not function as advertised and were potentially harmful?
... that Centre College hosted two vice-presidential debates during John A. Roush's presidency?
... that the Bodleian Plate is among the earliest depictions of the College of William & Mary's campus, including the President's House?
... that despite having never played college football, Henry Bell was able to make the roster of the NFL's Denver Broncos and served as one of the team's starting running backs in their inaugural season?
... that American lumber businessman and politician John Barber White funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son?
... that a Pennsylvania TV station is experimenting with datacasting educational content to school students and prison inmates?
... that the first Division I college sports championship won by a historically black university in any sport was vacated by the NCAA?
... that Michigan defensive end Eyabi Okie, ranked number 3 in the 2018 college football recruiting class, changed his surname from "Anoma" to recognize his mother who lives in Africa?

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

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