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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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The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) is an American academic competition for high school students. The United States Academic Decathlon National Championship, first held in 1982, pits winners at the state level against each other for a national title. The Academic Decathlon consists of 10 events: art, economics, essay, interview, language and literature, math, music, science, social science, and speech. The Super Quiz replaces one of the seven objective events; since 2003, it has alternated between replacing science and social science. The Academic Decathlon requires participation from students of all levels of academic ability; teams generally consist of nine members, who are divided into three divisions based on grade point average: Honors (3.80–4.00 GPA), Scholastic (3.20–3.79 GPA), and Varsity (0.00–3.19 GPA). Though teams consist of nine members (three from each category), only the top two individuals from each category are counted in the final team score. Each student has the possibility of scoring up to 10,000 points, for a combined team score of 60,000.

At the national competition, Schools compete based on size and are divided into three divisions (I, II, and III). However, this separation is only limited to overall team score and overall individual score. Nine overall team medals are awarded: gold, silver and bronze for each division. Similarly, 27 overall individual medals are awarded: gold, silver and bronze for Honors, Scholastic, and Varsity in each division. The rest of the medals—for example, gold in art for Honors, or silver in math for Varsity—are awarded to the top scoring persons regardless of division. In addition, winning teams have often been invited to meet the President of the United States. (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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1878 – Phillips Academy plays a game of football against Phillips Exeter Academy, starting one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States

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1900 – Kyunggi High School, the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, opens in South Korea under an edict by King Gojong

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1959 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, later the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, and is often the day chosen by countries as their designated day to observe Universal Children's Day.

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1966 – The Plowden Report reviews Primary education in England in a wholesale fashion.

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Charles Marvin Williams (April 20, 1917 – November 17, 2011) was an American finance professor at Harvard Business School. He was a recognized authority on commercial banking who taught his students using the case method.

Born in Romney, West Virginia in 1917, Williams earned his bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University and his master's degree from Harvard Business School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, joining the faculty of Harvard Business School in 1947 and becoming a tenured professor in 1956. He retired from the school's faculty in 1986, concluding a four-decade teaching career. (Full article...)

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Image 1City College of New York (from College)
Image 2Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 3Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 4Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 5Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 6Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 7A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 8St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 9Loyola 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 10King'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 11The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 12Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 13Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 14Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 15Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 16The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 17The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 18A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 19Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 20Established in 1224 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, University of Naples Federico II in Italy is the world's oldest state-funded university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 21West 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 22RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 23Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 24First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 25To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 26Pomona College (from College)
Image 27A high school in Milan in the 1920s. (from History of education)
Image 28Pazhassiraja College in Pulpally, Kerala, India (from College)
Image 29A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 30Aristotle and his disciples – Alexander, Demetrius, Theophrastus, and Strato, in an 1888 fresco in the portico of the National University of Athens (from History of education)
Image 31University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 32A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 33Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Online school)
Image 34Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 35Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatories (from Music school)
Image 36Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 37Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 38Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 39Istanbul University (1453) was founded by sultan Mehmed II as a Darülfünun. On 1 August 1933, as part of Atatürk's reforms, it was reorganized and became the Republic's first modern university. (from History of education)
Image 40SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 41Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 42György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 43King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 44Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 45One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 46Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 47A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 48Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 49A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 50A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 51St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 52Scripps College (from College)
Image 53Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, has over 1,600 students. (from Music school)
Image 54Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 55Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 56Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 57Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 58Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy. (from History of education)
Image 59Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 60Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 61Albert 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 62World 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 63Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 64The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 65Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 66Literacy rates in Italy in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. Italy lacks Lazio and the Triveneto, which were subsequently annexed. (from History of education)
Image 67Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 68Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 69Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 70Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)

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