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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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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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Katedralskolan (Swedish; "the Cathedral School"; colloquially Katte) is a school in Uppsala, Sweden that traces its history back to the 13th century, although the exact year it was founded is unknown. Alumni include King of Sweden Gustav I, Prime Minister of Sweden Erik Gustaf Boström, Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld, and three Nobel laureates.

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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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Nathan Covington Brooks (August 12, 1809 – October 6, 1898) was an American educator, historian, and poet. Born in West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, Brooks grew up to become the first principal of Baltimore City College, the third oldest public high school in the United States, and the only president of the Baltimore Female College, the first institution of higher education for women in Maryland. He also was the owner of the literary magazine The American Museum in which he published several works of the famed poet Edgar Allan Poe, and the author of several textbooks on classical literature. Brooks died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Full article...)

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... that the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University was damaged by an explosion during student protests in 1970?
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... that Karie Ross was the first female reporter on ESPN's College Football GameDay?
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... that the perpetrator of the 2017 Aztec High School shooting had previously been investigated by the FBI, but the investigation was closed after he convinced them that he was simply "trolling"?
... that future U.S. Supreme Court justice Wiley Rutledge married his college Greek instructor—in a tuberculosis sanatorium?
... that although some of the players on Liberty Christian Preparatory School's eight-man football team had never played tackle football before, the team won the state championship in its first season?

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Image 1Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 2Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 3Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 4Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 5The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the Middle Ages. (from History of education)
Image 6Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 7Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 8RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 9Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 10Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 11A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 12King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 13A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 14The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 15Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 16West 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 17Scripps College (from College)
Image 18King'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 19A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 20St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 21To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 22Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 23World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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- 0.900–0.949
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- under 0.350
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(from History of education)
Image 24Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 25Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 26Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 27A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 28Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 29Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 30Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 31The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 32Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 33First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 34Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 35Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 36One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 37The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 38Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 39Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 40St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 41Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 42György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 43A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 44The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 45Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 46Loyola 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 47Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 48City College of New York (from College)
Image 49Albert 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 50Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 51Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 52Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 53Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 54Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 55A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 56SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 57Pomona College (from College)

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