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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/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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The Royal Grammar School (originally The Free School) is a selective English independent day school for boys in Guildford, Surrey. Its foundation dates to the death in 1509 of Robert Beckingham who left a provision in his will to "make a free scole at the Towne of Guldford"; in 1512 a governing body was set up to form the school. The school moved to the present site in the upper High Street after the granting of a royal charter from King Edward VI on 27 January 1553. The school became independent and fee paying on 1 September 1977, when the parents and staff raised sufficient funds to purchase it following concerns about the abolition of grammar schools and the introduction of comprehensive education. Initially the school educated 30 of the "poorest men's sons", however numbers have since grown to approximately 900 students, 300 of whom are in the sixth form.

Former pupils of the school are referred to as "Old Guildfordians" and are often referred to as "OGs" in official school correspondence. Since the school's founding, notable alumni have included the 75th Archbishop of Canterbury, Olympic athletes, the longest serving speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, several members of the parliament of the United Kingdom, a founding member of the East India Company and the 11th Premier of New Zealand. (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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1922 – Institut Le Rosey's first alumni association, the "Old Rosey Association," is created in Switzerland

1925 – In the Scopes Trial, the Criminal Court of Tennessee upholds the Bulter Act, which made it unlawful, in any state-funded educational establishment in Tennessee, "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." The case was a watershed in the creation-evolution controversy.

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1988 – The Education Reform Act of 1988 is introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, ensuring that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

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1881 – Permission is received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to rename Colombo Academy and Queens College in Sri Lanka to Royal College, Colombo

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... that the Bolhrad High School (pictured) in Bolhrad, Ukraine, was founded by the Bessarabian Bulgarian diaspora as the first high school of the Bulgarian National Revival period?
... that the now defunct Heritage Christian School in Hillsboro, Oregon, once held a chariot race?
... that despite being located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Assumption Preparatory School followed French custom in holding classes on Saturday mornings. But not on Thursday or Saturday afternoons?

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Giovanni Antonio Grassi SJ (anglicized as John Anthony Grassi; 10 September 1775 – 12 December 1849) was an Italian Catholic priest and Jesuit who led many academic and religious institutions in Europe and the United States, including Georgetown College in Washington, D.C., and the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide in Rome.

Born in the Republic of Venice, Grassi was a promising student of mathematics and the natural sciences, especially astronomy. He completed his studies at the Jesuit College in Polotsk, in the Russian Empire, in 1804 and was appointed rector of the Institute for Nobles. The following year, he was ordered to replace the last remaining Jesuit missionary in China; this began a five-year journey across Europe in which he was ultimately unable to secure passage to the distant country. He instead began teaching at Stonyhurst College in England. (Full article...)

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... that after Florida schools banned 54 mathematics books, Chaz Stevens petitioned that they also ban the Bible?
... that WBAA, the radio station of Purdue University, received its broadcast license 100 years ago today?
... that Angel Reese and her younger brother, Julian, both played college basketball for Maryland after competing at the same high school?
... that even though Mother Mary Corona received no formal teacher training, she was the president of Alverno Teachers College?
... that Timothy Brosnahan began the physical separation of what would eventually become Boston College High School from Boston College?
... that Bruce Davis and his son, who both played for UCLA in college and professionally for the Raiders, are one of the few father–son duos to have played on teams that reached the Super Bowl?
... that Cornell University's student-oriented programming language dialect was made available to other universities but required a "research grant" payment in exchange?
... that Jaleel McLaughlin went from being homeless to being college football's all-time leading rusher?

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

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