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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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Carre's Grammar School is a selective secondary school for boys in Sleaford, a market town in Lincolnshire, England.

Founded on 1 September 1604 by an indenture of Robert Carre, the school was funded by rents from farmland and run by a group of trustees. The indenture restricted the endowment to £20 without accounting for inflation, causing the school to decline during the 18th century and effectively close in 1816. Revived by a decree from the Court of Chancery in 1830 new buildings were constructed at its present site and the school reopened in 1835. Faced with declining rolls and competition from cheaper commercial schools, Carre's eventually added technical and artistic instruction to its Classical curriculum by affiliating with Kesteven County Council in 1895. Following the Education Act 1944, school fees were abolished and Carre's became Voluntary Aided. New buildings were completed in 1966 to house the rising number of pupils. After plans for comprehensive education in Sleaford came to nothing in the 1970s and 1980s, Carre's converted to grant-maintained status in 1990. Foundation status followed and the school became an Academy in 2011. The Robert Carre Trust, a multi-Academy trust with Kesteven and Sleaford High School was formed in 2015. (Full article...)

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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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1878 – Phillips Academy plays a game of football against Phillips Exeter Academy, starting one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States

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1900 – Kyunggi High School, the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, opens in South Korea under an edict by King Gojong

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1959 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, later the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and is often the day chosen by countries as their designated day to observe Universal Children's Day.

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1966 – The Plowden Report reviews Primary education in England in a wholesale fashion.

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Ethel Elizabeth McGhee Davis (November 30, 1899 – July 13, 1990) was an American educator, social worker, and college administrator. She served as the student adviser (1928–1931) and as the Dean of Women (1931–1932) for Spelman College in Atlanta.

Raised in Greenville, Georgia, Davis attended elementary and high school at Spelman College, where she graduated in 1919. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in 1923 and earned her diploma in social work from the New York School of Social Work in 1925. Davis became the first African American professional social worker in Englewood, New Jersey, when she accepted the position of Director of Social Work at the Social Service Federation for Englewood's African American community in 1925. (Full article...)

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Image 1Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 2Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 3Loyola 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 4Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 5Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 6Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 7Aristotle 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 8Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 9To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 10Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 11The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 12SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 13Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 14A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 15Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 16Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 17Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 18A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 19Established 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 20Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 21Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 22Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 23University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 24City College of New York (from College)
Image 25A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 26Scripps College (from College)
Image 27One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 28Albert 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 29Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 30Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 31Literacy 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 32King'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 33Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 34The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 35Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 36West 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 37Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 38A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 39First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 40RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 41Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 42Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 43Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 44St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 45Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 46Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 47Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 48Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 49Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 50World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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- 0.900–0.949
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- under 0.350
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(from History of education)
Image 51Istanbul 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 52St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 53The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 54Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 55A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 56Pomona College (from College)
Image 57György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 58A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 59King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 60Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 61Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 62The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 63Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 64Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 65Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 66A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 67Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 68Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 69A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 70Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)

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