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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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Compulsory Miseducation is a critique of American public schools written by Paul Goodman and published by Horizon Press in 1964. Already established as a social critic of American society and the role of its youth in his previous book Growing Up Absurd (1960), Goodman argues in Compulsory Miseducation against the necessity of schools for the socialization of youth and recommends their abolition. He suggests that formal education lasts too long, teaches the wrong social class values, and increasingly damages students over time. Goodman writes that the school reflects the misguided and insincere values of its society and thus school reformers should focus on these values before schools. He proposes a variety of alternatives to school including no school, the city or farm as school, apprenticeships, guided travel, and youth organizations. Reviewers complimented Goodman's style and noted his deliberate contrarianism, but were split on the feasibility of his proposals. Goodman's book was a precursor to the work of deschooling advocate Ivan Illich. (Full article...)

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Robert College of Istanbul (Turkish: Istanbul Amerikan Robert Lisesi) is one of the most selective independent private high schools in Turkey. The Institution is the oldest American school still in existence in its original location outside of the United States, and has a long list of notable alumni, including Nobel Prize recipient Orhan Pamuk.

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

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