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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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Arlington Senior High School was a public high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was located in the city's North End neighborhood, north of Downtown Saint Paul. Arlington opened on September 3, 1996, and was the districts first new high school since Humboldt Senior High School opened twenty years earlier.

By 2010, the school enrolled only 875 students in grades 9–12, despite having operated near its capacity of 2,000 most of the years it was open. The school consistently served a population that was around 95% students of color, 50-60% ELL, and 90-95% students on free/reduced price lunch. The school was closed after the 2010–2011 school year. (Full article...)

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Harrow School is a public school for boys located in Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex, England. It is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. Harrow has many notable alumni, who are known as Old Harrovians, including seven former British Prime Ministers (including Winston Churchill and Robert Peel), and the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. In addition, nineteen Old Harrovians have been awarded the Victoria Cross.

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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 the Garrison Union Free School (pictured) in New York traces its origins back to 1793?

... that a former principal of Tubman Elementary School received a national award for her work which included a discipline program featuring a due process system for punishment referrals?

... that City Academy High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, became the first charter school in the U.S. when it opened its doors to 30 students on September 7, 1992?

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John Baldwin

John Baldwin (October 13, 1799 – December 28, 1884) was an American educator, and the founder of Baldwin Institute (later Baldwin University) in Berea, Ohio, which would eventually merge into Baldwin–Wallace College, now Baldwin-Wallace University. He was also the founder of Baker University and Baldwin City, Kansas, and contributed money to start schools in Bangalore, India that are today called Baldwin Boys High School, Baldwin Girls High School and Baldwin Co-Education Extension High School.

Born in Connecticut, Baldwin originally was a teacher in Maryland and Connecticut before moving to Ohio in the late 1820s. He became part of the lyceum movement and situated himself in Berea, Ohio. He opened up Baldwin Institute in 1846 upon seeing the dissolution of the Norwalk Seminary. Nine years later, the Institute became Baldwin University. He moved to Kansas around 1857, laying the foundation for Baldwin City, Kansas, as well as Baker University. In his later life, he purchased a Louisiana plantation and made contributions to education in India late in his life. (Full article...)

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... that Yurie Funato, a voice actress and former singer, was bullied in high school for her high-pitched voice?
... that L. Zenobia Coleman, a librarian at Tougaloo College for 36 years, "paved the way for Black librarians"?
... that Ron Miles, who would have turned 59 today, played in the same high school jazz band as Don Cheadle?
... that Japanese singer Noa became interested in music after watching the 2006 film High School Musical?
... that sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson are the first high school students to sign a name, image, and likeness deal with Nike?
... that Coco of Coco & Clair Clair developed her alias for school announcements during her senior year of high school?
... that dramatic soprano Berit Lindholm was said to have been called "that damn primary school teacher" by the director of the Royal Swedish Opera, and used it in the title of her memoir?
... 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?

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Image 1West 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 2One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 3Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 4A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 5Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 6The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 7King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 8Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
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 10Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 11Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 12King'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 13Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 14SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 15The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 16Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 17World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 18Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 19Pomona College (from College)
Image 20Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 21A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 22A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 23Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 24First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 25Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 26St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 27Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 28Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 29Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 30Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 31György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 32A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 33St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 34Scripps College (from College)
Image 35Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 36A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 37The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 38Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 39Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 40The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 41Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 42Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 43Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 44Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 45Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 46City College of New York (from College)
Image 47RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 48Albert 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 49Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 50Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 51A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 52Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 53Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 54Loyola 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 55Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 56Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 57The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)

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