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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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Dr. Holbrook's Military School, c. 1900

Dr. Holbrook's Military School was a military academy and boarding school for boys. The school was located in the town of Ossining and overlooked the Hudson River. After the 1906 annexation of Scarborough by the village of Briarcliff Manor, Holbrook's became part of the village within Ossining.

The school was founded in 1864 as Mr. Tracy's School. In 1866, after David A. Holbrook purchased the school, it became known as Dr. Holbrook's Military School. The school ran until 1915, after which it was used in World War I as a field hospital and headquarters to a New York Guard regiment. From 1919 until at least 1927, the school served as the Teachers College Country Club. (Full article...)

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The University of Wrocław is a public research university located in Wrocław, Poland. It was founded in 1945, replacing the previous German University of Breslau. Following the territorial changes of Poland's borders, academics restored the university building on the banks of the Oder river, which was heavily damaged and split as a result of the Battle of Breslau (1945). Nowadays, it is one of the most prominent educational institutions in the region.

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May

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1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a decision for Brown v. Board of Education, overturning earlier rulings going back to Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, and declaring that state laws that established separate public schools for black and white students denied black children equal educational opportunities.

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1927 – School board member Andrew Kehoe sets up a series of bombs in a Bath Township, Michigan elementary school, killing 45 people and injuring 58. The bombings were the deadliest act of mass murder in a school in U.S. history and became known as the Bath School disaster.

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1966 – A group of students at the Tsinghua University Middle School in China use the name Red Guards to sign two big-character posters issued on 29 May. The name would eventually become the label for students and other young people in the People's Republic of China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong between 1966 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution.

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... that taxpayers of Palenville, New York argued so bitterly over the costs of Rowena Memorial School (pictured) that some called for it to be demolished?

... that the rooflines of the newest school in the Cornwall Central School District mimics the surrounding hills in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York?

... that Gordon Parks High School, an alternative school, is named after the famous photographer, because he dropped out of education locally in Saint Paul, Minnesota?

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Eleanor Sophia Smith (June 15, 1858 – June 30, 1942) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the founders of Chicago's Hull House Music School, and headed its music department from 1893 to 1936.

Born into a musical family, Smith taught herself to play the piano and later became a classically trained musician. Earning a teaching degree, she began publishing music compositions for children using the philosophy of Friedrich Fröbel, advocating for less memorization and drilling and more attention to intuitive appreciation of music. Studying composition and voice in Germany, she also toured the country observing choirs and their teaching techniques. (Full article...)

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... that in 2014, Trinidadian sprinter Deon Lendore won the highest award in National Collegiate Athletic Association track and field while at Texas A&M University?
... that Tashy Bohm held the American public high school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years?
... that according to Ron Howard, his high school classmates teased him by whistling "The Andy Griffith Show Theme"?
... that Northwest High School required transgender staff members of the student newspaper to use deadnames in bylines?
... that Jeff Malott scored his first three goals for Cornell University on the same day?
... that Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque assisted in the founding of Malawi's first dental school in 2019?
... that German forester Carl A. Schenck founded the first forestry school in North America at George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate?
... that American lumber businessman and politician John Barber White funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son?

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Image 1King'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 2Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 3Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 4Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 5Scripps College (from College)
Image 6Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 7Albert 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 8Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 9Pomona College (from College)
Image 10RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 11Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 12Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 13First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 14Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 15A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 16Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 17György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 18A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 19King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 20Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 21Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 22Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 23City College of New York (from College)
Image 24A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 25Loyola 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 26Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 27West 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 28One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 29To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 30Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 31The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 32Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 33Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 34Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 35Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 36The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 37Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 38St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 39Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 40Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 41A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 42St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 43SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 44Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 45Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 46Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 47World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 48Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 49The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 50Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 51Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 52A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 53Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 54The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 55A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 56Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 57The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)

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