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A school is an educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually 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 organizations. 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 and secondary 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 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB.DP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16- to 19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. It was developed in the early-to-mid-1960s in Geneva, Switzerland, by a group of international educators. After a six-year pilot programme that ended in 1975, a bilingual diploma was established.

Administered by the International Baccalaureate (IB), the IBDP is taught in schools in over 140 countries, in one of five languages: Chinese, English, French, German, or Spanish. To offer the IB diploma, a school must be certified as an IB school. IBDP students complete assessments in six subjects, traditionally one from each of the 6 subject groups (although students may choose to forgo a Group 6 (art) subject, instead choosing an additional subject from one of the other groups barring Group 5 (mathematics). In addition, students must fulfill the three core requirements; CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service), TOK (Theory of Knowledge) and the EE (Extended Essay). Students are evaluated using both internal and external assessments, and courses finish with an externally assessed series of examinations, usually consisting of two or three timed written tests. Internal assessment varies by subject: there may be oral presentations, practical work, or written work. In most cases, these are initially graded by the classroom teacher, whose grades are then verified or modified, as necessary, by an appointed external moderator. (Full article...)

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La Martinière College is a premiere educational institution located in Lucknow, the capital of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. The College consists of two schools: La Martinière Boys' College was founded in 1845 and La Martinière Girls' College was established in 1869. The Boys' College is the only school in the world to have been awarded royal battle honours.

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1992 – The first Charter School in the United States, City Academy High School, opens in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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2002 – Business Academy Bexley in the London Borough of Bexley, England, is the first British school to open under the Academy programme, independently run secondary schools that receive public funding.

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1949 – Britain's first comprehensive school, Holyhead County School (now renamed Holyhead High School), opens in Wales.

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1957 – President Dwight Eisenhower orders a battle group of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division to escort nine students into Little Rock Central High School. This enforcement of Brown v. Board of Education is considered to be one of the most important events in the civil rights movement.

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Ellen Cicely Wilkinson (8 October 1891 – 6 February 1947) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Education from July 1945 until her death. Earlier in her career, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow, she became a national figure when she played a prominent role in the 1936 Jarrow March of the town's unemployed to London to petition for the right to work. Although unsuccessful at that time, the March provided an iconic image for the 1930s and helped to form post-Second World War attitudes to unemployment and social justice.

Wilkinson was born into a poor though ambitious Manchester family and she embraced socialism at an early age. After graduating from the University of Manchester, she worked for a women's suffrage organisation and later as a trade union officer. Inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917, Wilkinson joined the British Communist Party, and preached revolutionary socialism while seeking constitutional routes to political power through the Labour Party. She was elected Labour MP for Middlesbrough East in 1924, and supported the 1926 General Strike. In the 1929–31 Labour government, she served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the junior Health Minister. She made a connection with a young female member and activist Jennie Lee. Following her defeat at Middlesbrough in 1931, Wilkinson became a prolific journalist and writer, before returning to parliament as Jarrow's MP in 1935. She was a strong advocate for the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War, and made several visits to the battle zones. Wilkinson was also part of the India League delegation sent to India to document aspects of colonial rule. These findings were later published in The Condition of India. (Full article...)

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Image 1Pomona College (from College)
Image 2A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 3Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 4Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 5Aristotle 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 6The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 7The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 8Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 9Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 10King's College London, established by royal charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London (from College)
Image 11Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the world's most elite conservatoires (from Music school)
Image 12Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 13Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 14City College of New York (from College)
Image 15RAJUK Uttara Model College, located in the northern suburb of Uttara in the capital Dhaka (from College)
Image 16Literacy 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 17Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 18Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 19Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 20A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 21Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 22Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 23The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 24Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 25Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 26Scripps College (from College)
Image 27Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 28Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States (from College)
Image 29Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 30György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 31Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 32Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 33The "red seminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 34To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 35St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 36University of al-Qarawiyyin located in Fes, Morocco (from History of education)
Image 37Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 38Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 39Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 40Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 41Mental calculations. In the school of S. Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 42Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 43A high school building in Argos, Greece (from School)
Image 44Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 45A classroom block with schoolbag racks in Western Sydney, Australia (from School)
Image 46Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 47A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 48Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 49Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 50Established 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)

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