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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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Dr. Holbrook's Military School, c. 1900

Dr. Holbrook's Military School was a military academy and boarding school for boys. The school was located in the town of Ossining and overlooked the Hudson River. After the 1906 annexation of Scarborough by the village of Briarcliff Manor, Holbrook's became part of the village within Ossining.

The school was founded in 1864 as Mr. Tracy's School. In 1866, after David A. Holbrook purchased the school, it became known as Dr. Holbrook's Military School. The school ran until 1915, after which it was used in World War I as a field hospital and headquarters to a New York Guard regiment. From 1919 until at least 1927, the school served as the Teachers College Country Club. (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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In this month

May

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1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a decision for Brown v. Board of Education, overturning earlier rulings going back to Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, and declaring that state laws that established separate public schools for black and white students denied black children equal educational opportunities.

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1927 – School board member Andrew Kehoe sets up a series of bombs in a Bath Township, Michigan elementary school, killing 45 people and injuring 58. The bombings were the deadliest act of mass murder in a school in U.S. history and became known as the Bath School disaster.

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1966 – A group of students at the Tsinghua University Middle School in China use the name Red Guards to sign two big-character posters issued on 29 May. The name would eventually become the label for students and other young people in the People's Republic of China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong between 1966 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution.

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... that the headmaster of Shardlow Hall (pictured), a school in Derbyshire, played soccer for England?

... that the International High School in Paterson, New Jersey, was built with triple-pane windows to keep out noise from Interstate 80, located just 20 feet (6 m) from the school building?

... that after 175 years in operation the Red Brick School, one of the oldest single room school houses in the U.S., closed in 2008?

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Brooks in 1879 publication

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 Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles rewrote Harry Potter to replace magic with prayer and supernatural phenomena?
... that prominent Florida State University benefactor Ruby Diamond had the middle name Pearl?
... that enrollment at a school for African-American students in Virginia grew from 14 pupils to 1,300 in its first ten years?
... that Foster Loyer broke Michigan's high-school and Steph Curry's Davidson records for consecutive free throws?
... that Annie Dove Denmark was offered residency on campus for the rest of her life after resigning as the president of Anderson College?
... that before Sean Jackson won three Ivy League basketball championships, he won high school state championships in both baseball and basketball?
... that when Ralph Sazio, a Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee, visited Boston University to scout a player, he became so impressed by Dave Viti that he signed him instead?
... that the Columbia University mascot, Roar-ee the Lion, inspired the creation of the MGM Lion?

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

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