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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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North Community High School, or simply North, is a four-year public comprehensive 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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The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (sometimes nicknamed LLG) is a public high school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage. Countless former pupils have become statesmen, diplomats, prelates, marshals of France, members of the Académie française, and men and women of letters.

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1958 – A fire breaks out at the Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, killing a total of 92 pupils and 3 nuns. The severity of the fire shocks the United States and leads to major improvements in standards for school design and fire safety codes.

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1884 - Moose Jaw School District #1 and Qu'Appelle School District #2 were formally established Dec. 5, 1884 under the new Board of Education for the North West Territories, Canada

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1891 – James Naismith introduces the first version of basketball, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players.

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2005 – US District Court Judge John E. Jones III rules against mandating the teaching of "intelligent design" in his ruling of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District.

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... that to raise desperately needed money, the first president of Pomona College, Cyrus G. Baldwin, built the first hydroelectric power station with high-voltage transmission in California in 1892?

... that the first superadobe earth dome (replacement pictured) at the Pomona College Organic Farm was built by students without authorization and was demolished by the college administration?

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Carmen Casco de Lara Castro (17 June 1918 – 8 May 1993) was a Paraguayan teacher, women's and human rights advocate, and politician. She established one of the first independent human rights organizations in Latin America and fought for both women's equality and an end to state-sponsored terrorism under the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. She was influential in passing legislation for pay equity and maternity rights, as well as securing the repeal of laws curtailing basic human rights.

Born into an influential family, Casco was educated as a teacher and taught from the end of the 1930s to 1965. Having relatives sent into exile and witnessing the devastation of two wars, she was propelled into working to alleviate the suffering of those who were more marginalized than she. Initially she began working on issues involving women and political prisoners. When elected to serve on the 1967 Constitutional Assembly, she worked to have basic human rights added to the Paraguayan Constitution. One of the founders of the Commission for the Defense of Human Rights of Paraguay, she became its president and served in that capacity until her death. Unable to prosecute those who abused others' liberties, the organization focused on providing aid to victims but also compiled information on those who had been forcibly "disappeared". (Full article...)

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... that Richard W. Conway earned a varsity letter, a Ph.D., and an endowed chair, all from the same university?
... that "The College Chimes" by American composer Daisy Wood Hildreth was chosen by the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as their alumni song?
... that schoolchildren in the town of Kirkby were paid 25 pence an hour to help build Kirkby Ski Slope, even though the slope never opened?
... that the Canadian House of Commons held a take-note debate on the discovery of the graves of more than 200 Indigenous children near Kamloops Indian Residential School in 2021?
... that Isabel Leighton, an actress and writer, created a chair in hematology at Yale University in honor of her husband?
... that Angel Reese and her younger brother, Julian, both played college basketball for Maryland after competing at the same high school?
... that Kent Gaydos played quarterback in high school, then wide receiver in college, and in the NFL changed to tight end before going back to receiver, then tight end again, and then receiver once more?
... that Sam Smith left the University of Louisville after being found to be academically ineligible for its basketball team, claiming the school was "too big for him"?

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Image 1Established 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 2Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 3Istanbul 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 4The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 5Albert 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 6City College of New York (from College)
Image 7World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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Image 8The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 9A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 10Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 11Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 12Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 13Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 14Scripps College (from College)
Image 15Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 16Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 17A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 18Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 19Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 20A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 21St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 22Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 23Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 24Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 25Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 26Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 27St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 28The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 29Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 30Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 31Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 32Literacy 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 33King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 34Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 35West 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 36Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 37Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 38Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 39György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 40Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 41Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 42Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 43The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 44A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 45Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 46Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 47Loyola 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 48Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 49One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 50To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 51University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 52Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 53Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 54A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 55SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 56A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 57A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 58Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 59King'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 60Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 61Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 62Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 63A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 64Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 65RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 66Pomona College (from College)
Image 67Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 68Aristotle 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 69Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 70First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)

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