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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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The Academic All-America program is a student-athlete recognition program. The program selects an honorary sports team composed of the most outstanding student-athletes of a specific season for positions in various sports—who in turn are given the honorific "Academic All-American". Since 1952, College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as well as athletes in the NAIA, other U.S. four-year schools, two-year colleges, and Canadian universities, covering all championship sports. The award honors student-athletes who have performed well academically and athletically while regularly competing for their institution.

It was sponsored by and presented as the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Award from 2018 to 2019, and was previously sponsored by Capital One (2011–18), ESPN The Magazine (2004–2010), Verizon (2000–04) and GTE (1985–2000), and is administered by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). The phrases "Academic All-America" and "Academic All-American" are protected trademarks of College Sports Communicators. (Full article...)

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The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (sometimes nicknamed LLG) is a public high school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage. Countless former pupils have become statesmen, diplomats, prelates, marshals of France, members of the Académie française, and men and women of letters.

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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 Ellenville Middle School abandoned an experiment with single-sex classes after the school failed to meet No Child Left Behind Act standards?

... that Bunscoill Ghaelgagh is the only primary school that teaches only in the Manx language?

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Marie Smallface Marule (Isstoikamo¹saakii, 1944 – December 31, 2014) was a Canadian academic administrator, activist, and educator. She served as executive director of the National Indian Brotherhood (NIB), chief administrator of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), and secretary of the Indian Association of Alberta. Marule was president of Red Crow Community College for two decades, and led the creation of several indigenous studies programs. She was previously an assistant professor of Native American studies at the University of Lethbridge. (Full article...)

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... that Marthe Yankurije, who dropped out of school during her fourth year of secondary school, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics?
... that George Parks was president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and his son Rowan Parks became president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh?
... that for all of his years in college, future NFL running back Chet Winters had little chance to rush the ball due to a different player taking priority every year?
... that Marshall ended a three-game college football bowl losing streak with its win in the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl?
... that Scott Isphording coached golf and baseball for a time while on the football coaching staff at Wittenberg University?
... that according to the Open Syllabus Project, the most widely taught novel in college courses is Frankenstein?
... that Ryan Roberts, a defensive end for Notre Dame, was a soccer player in high school?
... that in 1919 Ethel Hampson Brewster compared dropping ancient history from school curricula to "knock[ing] out the first two stories of a skyscraper"?

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Image 1Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 2Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 3World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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- 0.900–0.949
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(from History of education)
Image 4Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 5RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 6Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 7The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 8Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 9The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 10The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 11Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 12Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 13A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 14To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 15The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 16A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 17Scripps College (from College)
Image 18King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 19Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 20Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 21Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 22One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 23György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 24Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 25Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 26A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 27Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 28Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 29St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 30Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 31The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 32Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 33Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 34Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 35Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 36City College of New York (from College)
Image 37SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 38Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 39Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 40Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 41Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 42King'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 43A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 44A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 45A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 46St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 47Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 48Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 49West 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 50Pomona College (from College)
Image 51Albert 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 52First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 53Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 54Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 55Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 56Loyola 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 57Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)

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