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A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually 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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Stuyvesant High School (/ˈstaɪvəsənt/ STY-və-sənt) is a co-ed, public, college-preparatory, specialized high school in Manhattan, New York City. The school, commonly called "Stuy" (/staɪ/ STY) by its students, faculty, and alumni, specializes in developing talent in math, science, and technology. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, specialized schools offer tuition-free, advanced classes to New York City high school students.

Stuyvesant High School was established in 1904 as an all-boys school in the East Village of lower Manhattan. Starting in 1934, admission for all applicants was contingent on passing an entrance examination. In 1969, the school began permanently accepting female students. In 1992, Stuyvesant High School moved to its current location at Battery Park City to accommodate more students. The old campus houses several smaller high schools and charter schools. (Full article...)

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Father's Building (Languages) and the Mackenzie Building (Admissions) at Lawrenceville School

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The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12 located in the historic community of Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, U.S. As of June 30, 2006, its endowment was roughly $229 million, or nearly $290,000 per student. Its alumni range from Nobel laureate George Akerlof to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner.

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In the United States, August is National Back to School Month.

Filipino schools and theaters celebrate Filipino Language Month ("Buwan ng Wika") in August.

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1949 – Reconstruction of Rizal High School in the Philippines, the largest secondary school in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is completed after the original building was destroyed from carpet-bombing by American Liberation Forces during World War II.

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2005 – Hurricane Katrina damages or destroys more than 100 of the 128 school buildings under the school district New Orleans Public Schools.

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Mary McLeod Bethune (née McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, and proceeded to establish the Aframerican Women's Journal, which was the flagship journal of the organization. She presided over other African-American women's organizations, including the National Association for Colored Women. Bethune became the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the Secretary to lead the National Youth Association (NYA).

She started a private school for African-American students which later became Bethune-Cookman University. She was the only African American woman to hold an official position with the US delegation that created the United Nations charter. McLeod also held a leadership position for the American Women's Voluntary Services, which was founded by Alice Throckmorton McLean. Bethune wrote prolifically, publishing in several periodicals from 1924 to 1955. (Full article...)

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... that Joy Laking predicted in a school writing assignment that within ten years she would be making a living as an artist?
... that workers in European lace workshops and schools chanted catchy, often gruesome rhymes?
... 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?
... that Minnesota's Dick Wildung played for back-to-back national championship teams and was twice selected as a consensus All-American?
... that Vivian Smith was the first black student to earn a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa?
... that while serving in the Bolivian parliament, legislator Emeliana Aiza took night courses to receive her high school baccalaureate?
... that the principal of a high school in Taiwan resigned after students held a Nazi-themed parade, complete with mock uniforms and a cardboard tank?
... that Tommy Cronin played both basketball and football in high school, in college, and professionally?

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Image 1Scripps College (from College)
Image 2Pomona College (from College)
Image 3Literacy rates in Italy in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. Italy lacks Lazio and the Triveneto, which were subsequently annexed. (from History of education)
Image 4Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 5Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 6Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 7Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 8Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 9Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 10A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 11Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 12Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 13Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 14Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 15A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 16Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 17Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 18A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 19SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 20St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 21Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 22Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 23University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 24Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 25One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 26The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 27A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 28A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 29Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 30Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 31Braude College of Engineering (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 33Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 34King'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 35King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 36Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 37György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 38Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 39The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 40The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 41Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 42To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 43A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 44Loyola 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 45City College of New York (from College)
Image 46A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 47A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 48Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 49Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 50First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 51Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 52Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 53Istanbul University (1453) was founded by sultan Mehmed II as a Darülfünun. On 1 August 1933, as part of Atatürk's reforms, it was reorganized and became the Republic's first modern university. (from History of education)
Image 54Established in 1224 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, University of Naples Federico II in Italy is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 55Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 56Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 57Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 58Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 59Aristotle and his disciples – Alexander, Demetrius, Theophrastus, and Strato, in an 1888 fresco in the portico of the National University of Athens (from History of education)
Image 60Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 61St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 62Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 63Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 64The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 65Albert 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 66Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 67World 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 68Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 69RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)

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