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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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Roswell High School (RHS) is a public high school in Roswell, Georgia, United States which opened in 1949. It serves the entire city of Roswell west of Georgia State Route 400 and the city of Mountain Park, as well as small portions of Alpharetta and Milton. Roswell High School neighbors both Fellowship Christian School and Blessed Trinity Catholic High School. It is also the second oldest of Fulton County's schools in the northern portion of the county, opening between Milton High School (1921), and Chattahoochee High School (1991). Roswell is currently on its third campus, which opened in 1990. The current building is the oldest in-use high school building in north Fulton.

Roswell is a member of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and Region 4-AAAAAAA for athletic competition, as of the 2016–2017 academic year. The school's mascot is the Hornet, and the school colors are green, white and black. Roswell offers 16 different sports, comprising 23 varsity level teams. Eight of the Roswell Hornet teams have won state championships, totaling 20 overall. The most championships won by a single team is seven, accomplished by the girls' gymnastics program. (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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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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... that the Bolhrad High School (pictured) in Bolhrad, Ukraine, was founded by the Bessarabian Bulgarian diaspora as the first high school of the Bulgarian National Revival period?
... that the now defunct Heritage Christian School in Hillsboro, Oregon, once held a chariot race?
... that despite being located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Assumption Preparatory School followed French custom in holding classes on Saturday mornings but not on Thursday or Saturday afternoons?

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John Dewey (/ˈduːi/; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.

The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education, or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous." Dewey considered two fundamental elements—schools and civil society—to be major topics needing attention and reconstruction to encourage experimental intelligence and plurality. He asserted that complete democracy was to be obtained not just by extending voting rights but also by ensuring that there exists a fully formed public opinion, accomplished by communication among citizens, experts and politicians. (Full article...)

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... that the Leonia Alternative High School's employment of volunteer instructors led to opposition from the local teachers' union?
... that Sujudi had his election to the post of rector of the University of Indonesia overruled by the Indonesian government?
... that in 1958, New Jersey assemblyman Carmine Savino proposed cutting property taxes in half by imposing a three-percent state sales tax that would be used to cover public school costs?
... that the University of Oulu renamed an institute after Finnish politician Kerttu Saalasti in 2017, six decades after she introduced the bill that established the university?
... that Saints Peter and Paul Seminary, the last Catholic high school seminary in Ohio before its closure in 1990, was designed with influences from Chinese architecture?
... that the national-champion 1973 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team featured a freshman running back who broke college football's single-season scoring record?
... that Earle M. Chiles, a businessman and philanthropist from Portland, Oregon, was also a senator of the board of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany?
... that the Jefferson Scholarship gives scholars more than $293,000 to attend the University of Virginia?

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