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A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually 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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Auburn High School is a public high school in Auburn, Alabama, United States. It is the only high school in the Auburn City School District. Auburn High offers technical, academic, and International Baccalaureate programs, as well as joint enrollment with Southern Union State Community College and Auburn University. Auburn High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Founded in 1837 as Auburn Academy, Auburn High School is the oldest public secondary school in Alabama, and is the fifth-oldest extant public high school in the American South. From 1852 through 1885, the school was known as the Auburn (Masonic) Female College, offering secondary and, prior to 1870, collegiate degrees. From 1892 through 1908, the school was named the Auburn Female Institute, providing collegiate programs equivalent to an associates degree. Auburn High became Lee County's flagship high school in 1914 as Lee County High School, and gained its present name, Auburn High School, in 1956. The school moved to its current campus in 2017. (Full article...)

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Bergen katedralskole (English: Bergen Cathedral School, Latin: Schola Cathedralis Bergensis, colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. The school is thought to have been founded in 1153 by Nicholas Breakspear (later Pope Adrian IV). The school has a reputation as a prestigious school, because of its history and high grade requirements. Its alumni includes Frederik Stang, Norway's first prime minister.

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1887 – Teacher Anne Sullivan meets Helen Keller for the first time in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

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1887 – The first public secondary school in Thailand, Suankularb Wittayalai School, is established by King Chulalongkorn.

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1996 – The Dunblane massacre, a multiple murder-suicide in which sixteen children and one adult are killed, occurs at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane. It remains the deadliest single targeted mass homicide on children in the history of the United Kingdom.

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1937 – A natural gas leak causes an explosion, destroying the New London School of the city of New London, Texas. The disaster kills in excess of 295 students and teachers, making it the worst catastrophe to take place in a U.S. school building.

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... that Newark Arts High School in New Jersey opened its doors to students in 1931 as the first U.S. public high school specializing in the visual and performing arts?

... after being headmaster of St. Bees School, George Mallaby joined the army, rose to Colonel, became High Commissioner to New Zealand, and was knighted?

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Francis Xavier Talbot SJ (January 25, 1889 – December 3, 1953) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was active in Catholic literary and publishing circles, and became the President of Loyola College in Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1906, and was educated at St. Andrew-on-Hudson and Woodstock College. He taught for several years in New York City and at Boston College, before entering publishing as the literary editor of America magazine in 1923, of which he became the editor-in-chief in 1936. While in this role, he was also active in founding and editing several academic journals, including Thought, and establishing various Catholic literary societies and book clubs. During World War II, he was chaplain to a Catholic organization that previewed movies for the National Legion of Decency. He also supported Franco's rule in Spain because of its support of Catholicism and opposition to communism; he also supported the US war effort. He was described as one of the early leaders of the revival of Catholic literature in the United States.

In 1947, Talbot was named the President of Loyola College in Maryland. He held the office for three years and then was briefly an archivist at Georgetown University before becoming a priest and historian of St. Aloysius Church. He was then assigned to Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, where he died. (Full article...)

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... that Hussein Kamel Bahaeddin tried to pass a decree in 1994 that would have prohibited wearing hijab in Egyptian schools?
... that Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to ensure free tuition for all students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine?
... that three first-team All-Americans – Logan Eggleston, Zoe Fleck, and Asjia O'Neal – played on the University of Texas's NCAA volleyball championship team in 2022?
... that Mallory McMorrow won a public contest to design the Mazda3 while she was a college student?
... that Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia, called Hay War Memorial High School the "finest war memorial in the British Empire"?
... that the Leeds 13's attempt at staging a holiday at Leeds University Union's expense was taken literally by the British press?
... that in August 2022, Sarah Oakley became the first female captain to helm the passing out parade at Dartmouth?
... that Adrien Nunez, despite limited playing time, was more highly paid than a projected NBA draft lottery pick while in college?

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