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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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Benjamin Franklin High School is a charter high school and a magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", the school was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children. Ben Franklin is consistently named the No.1 school in the state of Louisiana and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as No. 15 charter school in the nation. In 1990, it moved to its current location on the campus of the University of New Orleans (UNO) in the Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of Orleans Parish, near Lake Pontchartrain. The school was damaged by several feet of flood water due to Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, and efforts to reopen the school were covered by nationwide news agencies. The school is part of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), yet it operates as a charter school and is not administered directly by the agency.

Ben Franklin has a selective admissions process, and according to CBS News is a "magnet for the city's smart and motivated students." Andrew Vanacore, of The Times Picayune, wrote in 2013 that Franklin was "top-notch". It has been named a Blue Ribbon School five times by the U.S. Department of Education, and was ranked 16 on the 2009 "America's Best High Schools" list by U.S. News & World Report. The class of 2008 produced 17 National Achievement Semifinalists, the most of any school in the United States. In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school as the best public high school in Louisiana and the 64th best in the United States. (Full article...)

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The Lycée Henri-IV (sometimes called HIV, H4, or Henri-Quatre) is a public secondary school located in Paris, France. Henri-IV is located in the nationally-historic buildings of the former Sainte Geneviève abbey. After the French Revolution, it was transformed into a public lycée, the first one in France. Its former pupils include French philosophers and writers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and André Gide.

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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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...that the Annenschule (pictured) high school in Saint Petersburg, Russia was transformed into a Soviet work school after the Russian Revolution, but now houses a lyceum?

... 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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Mom Luang Pin Malakul (Thai: หม่อมหลวงปิ่น มาลากุล; 24 October 1903 – 5 October 1995) was a Thai professor, educator and writer. His contributions to education in Thailand include the establishment of various institutions of higher education, the introduction of fixed class schedules, and the implementation of teacher-training programmes. In his career he served as Director-General of the Department of General Education, later becoming Permanent Secretary, and Minister, of Education. He was also a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO. His writings earned him the title of National Artist in 1987, and the 100th anniversary of his birth was celebrated by the UNESCO in 2003 as recognition of his contribution to the advancement of education in Thailand and Southeast Asia. (Full article...)

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... that the documentary Boggy Creek Monster, about the Fouke Monster, had its first screening at a middle school?
... that according to campus legend, the English Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is haunted by the ghost of a female student who drowned in the building's pool?
... that Charles Baudelaire wrote "The Pagan School" in opposition to the veneration of Pan in 19th-century France?
... that University of Nebraska alumnus M. Khalid Roashan helped draft the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan?
... that Washington College is investigating the possibility of turning the Chestertown Armory into a bed and breakfast?
... that a San Diego State coach called Darius Durham "the best high school guy we've ever signed"?
... that An Appeal for Human Rights was published by college students in 1960 in response to racial inequality in Atlanta?
... that students and faculty from Fuchs Mizrachi School protested at Nazi guard John Demjanjuk's home in 1993, objecting to his release from Israeli prison and residence in the United States?

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

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