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A school is an educational institution 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. 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 Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) is a co-educational specialist residential college of further education based in the English city of Hereford. Students who attend the college are aged 16 to 25 and blind or partially sighted. They can study a wide range of qualifications at RNC, from academic subjects such as English and Mathematics to more vocational topics such as Massage and Complementary Therapies. Alongside regular further education subjects and vocational training, the college offers training in mobility, assistive technology, Braille, independent living skills and personal development.

Founded in 1872 in London as the Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, the college had a number of homes before moving to its campus in Hereford; it was renamed The Royal National College for the Blind in the late 1970s. It has been a pioneer in the education of visually impaired people in Britain since the Victorian era, and, as of 2010, is the only college for visually impaired students in the United Kingdom to have been awarded Beacon Status in recognition of its outstanding teaching and learning. (Full article...)

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The Royal College of Colombo (commonly known as Royal College) was founded in 1835 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School and provides both primary and secondary education. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka, producing the first Executive President of Sri Lanka, the last Sultan of the Maldives and also three Prime Ministers.

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1922 – Institut Le Rosey's first alumni association, the "Old Rosey Association," is created in Switzerland

1925 – In the Scopes Trial, the Criminal Court of Tennessee upholds the Bulter Act, which made it unlawful, in any state-funded educational establishment in Tennessee, "to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." The case was a watershed in the creation-evolution controversy.

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1988 – The Education Reform Act of 1988 is introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, ensuring that state schools of all Local Education Authorities have a common curriculum.

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1881 – Permission is received from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to rename Colombo Academy and Queens College in Sri Lanka to Royal College, Colombo

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John Dewey (/ˈduːi/; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. 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, with the latter being accountable for the policies they adopt. (Full article...)

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Image 1Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 2The University of Otago in New Zealand. (from College)
Image 3A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 4Based around the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Notre Dame School was an important centre of polyphonic music (from Music school)
Image 5György Dózsa Vocational Secondary School, Kalocsa, Hungary (from Vocational school)
Image 6Vammala's vocational school in Sastamala, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 7World map indicating Education Index (2007/2008 Human Development Report)
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(from History of education)
Image 8Vocational school in Nurmijärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 9The Oberlin Conservatory of Music shares its campus with Oberlin College. (from Music school)
Image 10Agnes Scott College (from College)
Image 11West 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 12Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rohtak, India (from School)
Image 13King'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 14Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)
Image 15Albert 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 16St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 17Scripps College (from College)
Image 18Vocational school in Lappajärvi, Finland (from Vocational school)
Image 19Bowdoin College (from College)
Image 20To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 21Kallavesi High School, a secondary school building in Kuopio, Finland (from School)
Image 22Larkmead School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England (from School)
Image 23The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 24ESL online learning (from School)
Image 25The "red siminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (from College)
Image 26King's College London, established by a Royal Charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. (from College)
Image 27St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa. (from College)
Image 28The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 29Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 30Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 31Jacobs School of Music, part of Indiana University, has more than 1,600 students (from Music school)
Image 32The University of Cambridge (founded in 1209) and many other universities were founded during the middle ages. (from History of education)
Image 33Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 34Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. (from Music school)
Image 35Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (from College)
Image 36A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 37Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018. (from College)
Image 38Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 39Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia. (from College)
Image 40Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 41One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 42Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 43Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012-2015) (from Virtual school)
Image 44Mental Calculations. In the school of S.Rachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Russia, 1895. (from School)
Image 45Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 46Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. (from College)
Image 47Chemistry lesson at a German Gymnasium, Bonn, 1988 (from School)
Image 48Percentage of Students Taking Distance Courses (2012-2015) (from Virtual school)
Image 49Loyola 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 50ORT Braude College of Engineering (from College)
Image 51Pomona College (from College)
Image 52Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 53A madrasah in the Gambia (from School)
Image 54City College of New York (from College)
Image 55Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. (from College)
Image 56Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England. (from College)
Image 57First primary school building in Badagry, Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 58SUNY Purchase College (from College)
Image 59Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory include Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)

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