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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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Romney Academy was an institution for higher education in Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States. Romney Academy was first incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11, 1814, and was active until 1846 when it was reorganized as the Romney Classical Institute. In addition to the Romney Classical Institute, Romney Academy was also a forerunner institution to Potomac Seminary. Romney Academy was one of the earliest institutions for higher learning within the present boundaries of the state of West Virginia.

With the growth of settlement in Pearsall's Flats, which was later the location of Romney, the need for educational facilities became apparent and the community began plans for the establishment of schools and churches. A log structure, which served as both a school and a church, was built at Pearsall's Flats around 1752 near Fort Pearsall. By the time the town of Romney was laid out in 1762, the log school was still in existence. That year, a stone school building was erected on the site to the immediate north of the old Hampshire County Courthouse and became known as Romney Academy. (Full article...)

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Cleveland Tower, designed by Ralph Adams Cram, is a prominent landmark of Princeton University. It is one of the defining architectural features of the Collegiate Gothic Graduate College, inspired by Boston College's Gasson Hall. The tower was built in 1913 as a memorial to former U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who also served as a university trustee. A bust of the former president is the centerpiece of the grand chamber at the tower's ground level.

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1823 – Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, is founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

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1987 – In Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania rules against the Dover Area School District, holding that teaching intelligent design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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1857 – Britain calls on the schoolboys of La Martiniere Lucknow to aid in the residency's defence during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Because of their contributions, La Martiniere Lucknow is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours

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James Morris III ((1752-01-19)January 19, 1752 – (1820-04-20)April 20, 1820) was a Continental Army officer from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War and founder of the Morris Academy, a pioneer in coeducation.

Born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, James Morris spent his early life hoping and training to be a minister. However, after graduating from Yale College, Morris accepted a commission of First Lieutenant from the Continental Army and joined the fight for American Independence. Morris was captured during the Battle of Germantown and spent most of the remaining war in captivity. Upon his release, Morris was promoted to the rank of Captain and supported Alexander Hamilton in the Siege of Yorktown. When he returned from the war, Morris began and ran an academy that trained both boys and girls together, a rarity at the time. (Full article...)

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... that John U. Monro resigned as dean of Harvard College to work at a then-unaccredited, historically black college in Alabama?
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... that Anderson Stadium in Austin, Texas, is the last high-school football stadium in the state built exclusively for African-American students?
... that when Rain Pryor drew a picture of her friend Skeeter the unicycling clown in school, her teacher said that there were no Black clowns?
... that Benjamin F. Gue, who co-founded Iowa State University, allowed women to become students there despite much opposition?

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

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