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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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Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing is a book about the English boarding school Summerhill School by its headmaster A. S. Neill. It is known for introducing his ideas to the American public. It was published in America on November 7, 1960, by the Hart Publishing Company and later revised as Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood in 1993. Its contents are a repackaged collection from four of Neill's previous works. The foreword was written by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, who distinguished between authoritarian coercion and Summerhill.

The seven chapters of the book cover the origins and implementation of the school, and other topics in childrearing. Summerhill, founded in the 1920s, is run as a children's democracy under Neill's educational philosophy of self-regulation, where kids choose whether to go to lessons and how they want to live freely without imposing on others. The school makes its rules at a weekly schoolwide meeting where students and teachers each have one vote alike. Neill discarded other pedagogies for one of the innate goodness of the child. (Full article...)

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Stuyvesant High School (IPA: /ˈstаɪvɛsənt/), commonly referred to as Stuy (IPA: /ˈstаɪ/), is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. It is one of the most competitive public high schools in the United States, sending more students to some of the nation's most prestigious universities than most other public or private schools. Stuyvesant has produced many notable alumni including four Nobel laureates.

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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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Portrait of Spaid from History of Hampshire County, West Virginia (1897)

Arthur Rusmiselle Miller Spaid (July 27, 1866 – March 16, 1936) was an American educator, school administrator, lecturer, and writer. He served as principal of Alexis I. duPont High School (1894–1903) in Wilmington, Delaware, superintendent of New Castle County Public Schools (1903–1913) in Delaware, superintendent of Dorchester County Public Schools (1913–1917) in Maryland, and Delaware State commissioner of Education (1917–1921).

Born in West Virginia, Spaid began his career in education as a schoolteacher in Virginia and as a school administrator in Ohio. After a decade as a principal Spaid became a superintendent; in this role he argued for compulsory education and the consolidation of New Castle County's rural public schools, instituted pay raises for teachers to mitigate a teacher shortage, and served on a committee to revise the state public school system's curriculum. (Full article...)

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... 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 Gret Palucca had to close her dance school in Dresden, Germany, in 1939 because of her Jewish descent, but reopened it in 1945?
... that Canadian running back Chase Brown ranked second in American college football with 1,643 rushing yards in 2022?
... that Saudi Arabian historian Sa'd ibn Junaydil took high school graduation exams with his students, as he had yet to obtain a high school diploma?
... that in 2016 Verrado High School in Arizona began offering all-female engineering classes?
... that Heisman Trophy winner Larry Kelley turned down multiple offers to play professional football to become a school teacher?
... that prominent Florida State University benefactor Ruby Diamond had the middle name Pearl?
... that Professor of Engineering and the Arts Linda Doyle in 2021 became the first female provost (head) of Trinity College Dublin since its 1592 foundation by Elizabeth I?

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

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