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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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Harvard Girl (full title Harvard Girl Liu Yiting: A Character Training Record; Chinese: 哈佛女孩刘亦婷：素质培养纪实; pinyin: Hāfó Nǚhái Liú Yìtíng: sùzhì péixùn jìshí) is a book written by Liu Weihua (刘卫华) and Zhang Xinwu (张欣武), which describes how they raised their daughter, Liu Yiting (刘亦婷), to be accepted to Harvard University.

Published in 2000 in Chinese by the Writers Publishing House, the book details the rigorous lifestyle that Liu led and includes advice from Liu's parents on how to raise children to gain acceptance to top-tier universities; it has been described as a "manual" for child-rearing and early education. (Full article...)

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The St. Thomas School of Leipzig (German: Thomasschule zu Leipzig) was founded by the Augustinians in 1212 and is one of the oldest schools in the world. St. Thomas School is well known for its art, language and music education. The Humanistic Gymnasium has a very long list of distinguished former students, including Richard Wagner (1813–1883) and many members of the Bach family.

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April

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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 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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Jagadguru Rambhadracharya delivering a sermon on 25 October 2009 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya (born Pandit Giridhar on 14 January 1950) is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is one of four incumbent Jagadguru Ramanandacharya, and has held this title since 1988.

Rambhadracharya is the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth, a religious and social service institution in Chitrakoot named after Saint Tulsidas. He is the founder and lifelong chancellor of the Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University in Chitrakoot, which offers graduate and postgraduate courses exclusively to four types of disabled students. Rambhadracharya has been blind since the age of two months, had no formal education until the age of seventeen years, and has never used Braille or any other aid to learn or compose. (Full article...)

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... that Hildegard Temporini-Gräfin Vitzthum arrived at the University of Tübingen as a student in 1959, and remained there until her death in 2004?
... that prior to entering politics, Bonifasius Belawan Geh collected edible bird's nests from the jungle after dropping out of college?
... that as a college football player, Frank LeMaster changed from being a fullback to the starting halfback, to reserve halfback, to tight end, to linebacker, back to halfback and then linebacker again?
... that for more than a decade, WNJC-FM at Northwest Mississippi Junior College was the state's only public radio station?
... that The Undercommons, an essay collection that criticizes academia, was written by two alumni of Harvard University?
... that Jeff Malott scored his first three goals for Cornell University on the same day?
... that Nilofer Khan was appointed the first woman vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir on 19 May 2022?
... that the sculptor and schoolteacher Arvīds Brastiņš led a group of Latvian pagans in the post-war United States?

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

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