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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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Barnard Castle School (colloquially Barney School or locally the County School) is a co-educational private day and boarding school in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, in the North East of England. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). It was founded in 1883 with funding from a 13th-century endowment of John I de Balliol and the bequest of the local industrialist Benjamin Flounders. The ambition was to create a school of the quality of the ancient public schools at a more reasonable cost, whilst accepting pupils regardless of their faith.

Originally the North Eastern County School, the name was changed in 1924, but is still generally known locally as the "County School". The school is set in its own 50-acre (20 ha) grounds in Teesdale, within the North Pennines, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An on-site prep school caters for pupils aged 4 to 11, while the senior school caters for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school was previously funded by direct grant. Founded as an all-boys school, it has been fully co-educational since 1993. There are around 660 pupils and some 200 members of staff. (Full article...)

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The sun setting on Korean Minjok Leadership Academy

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Korean Minjok Leadership Academy (Korean: 민족사관고등학교, Hanja: 民族史觀高等學校), also known as KMLA or Minsago (민사고) for short, is a private high school located in the countryside of Gangwon-do, South Korea. In 2007, the Wall Street Journal listed KMLA as one of the best secondary schools in the world for gaining admission to top American universities.

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

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Nathan Covington Brooks (August 12, 1809 – October 6, 1898) was an American educator, historian, and poet. Born in West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, Brooks grew up to become the first principal of Baltimore City College, the third oldest public high school in the United States, and the only president of the Baltimore Female College, the first institution of higher education for women in Maryland. He also was the owner of the literary magazine The American Museum in which he published several works of the famed poet Edgar Allan Poe, and the author of several textbooks on classical literature. Brooks died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Full article...)

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... that Dianna Agron auditioned for Glee using a high voice because she interpreted her character as a perfectionist who would not want a deep voice, something for which Agron had been teased at school?
... that even though many fans died after falling onto a furnace at a college football game, the event continued?
... that Finnish minister Kyllikki Pohjala learned English while working in New York hospitals to pay for her education at Columbia University?
... that Heisman Trophy winner Larry Kelley turned down multiple offers to play professional football to become a school teacher?
... that Coco of Coco & Clair Clair developed her alias for school announcements during her senior year of high school?
... that The Math Myth advocates for American high schools to stop requiring advanced algebra?
... that Centre College co-president Robert L. McLeod served for fifteen months on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier while Robert J. McMullen, the other co-president, ran the school's day-to-day operations?
... that the Leonia Alternative High School's employment of volunteer instructors led to opposition from the local teachers' union?

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

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