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Introduction

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 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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Lycée Louis-le-Grand at centre, on the right side of the rue St Jacques

The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (sometimes nicknamed LLG) is a public high school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most demanding in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in King Louis XIV's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage. Countless former pupils have become statesmen, diplomats, prelates, marshals of France, members of the Académie française, and men and women of letters.

In this month

August

In the United States, August is National Back to School Month.

Filipino schools and theaters celebrate Filipino Language Month ("Buwan ng Wika") in August.

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1949 – Reconstruction of Rizal High School in the Philippines, the largest secondary school in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is completed after the original building was destroyed from carpet-bombing by American Liberation Forces during World War II.

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2005 – Hurricane Katrina damages or destroys more than 100 of the 128 school buildings under the school district New Orleans Public Schools.

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Washington School building in 2009

... that since being closed in 1973 for desegregation, Washington School (pictured) in Ossining, New York, has been used as offices and a church?

... that Nelson Mandela went especially to Ohlange High School to see a grave and to place his vote in South Africa's first free election?

... that faced with high teacher turnover rates, Hertford County Public Schools helped build teacher housing?

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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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...that in 1819, members of the Catholic Tübingen school first published the Theologische Quartalschrift, which remains in print as the oldest journal of Catholic theology in the world?
... that a young Donald Trump was sent to military school after his father found that he had been purchasing smoke bombs and switchblades in Manhattan?
... that the men's basketball program at Tulane University was eliminated following a point-shaving scandal in 1985?
... that South Australian politician Carlos Quaremba said of his childhood, "I was the only wog in the whole school"?
... that Tucker Hall and Ewell Hall sit on either side of the Sunken Garden on the College of William & Mary's campus?
... that Destinies of the Soul was the only book that contained human skin in the collection of Harvard University?
... that Charles J. Turck was accused of being a communist spy during his time as president of Macalester College?
... that SUNY Potsdam basketball coach Jerry Welsh won all but 13 of his 267 games at the team's home court?

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Image 1Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 (from Vocational school)
Image 2Mosaic from Pompeii (1st c. BC) depicting Plato's Academy (from History of education)
Image 3Educational institution of this type in Canton, Michigan, United States (from Vocational school)
Image 4Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
Image 5Mental Calculations. In the school of SRachinsky by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. 1895. (from History of education)
Image 6Vrapice Vocational School, Czech Republic (from Vocational school)
Image 7Saint Anselm College (from College)
Image 8The Abbey of Cluny (from History of education)
Image 9Royal College Colombo, a boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka (from College)
Image 10Corpus Christi College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England (from College)
Image 11Ambachtschool (from Vocational school)
Image 12Nalanda - teaching platform (from History of education)
Image 13A high school in Milan in the 1920s (from History of education)
Image 14Aristotle 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 15Based around Notre-Dame de Paris, the Notre-Dame school was an important centre of polyphonic music. (from Music school)
Image 16Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland (from Music school)
Image 17The "red seminar", a college building pictured in the coat of arms of Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland (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 19St John's College, Johannesburg, a boys' school in South Africa (from College)
Image 20Loyola 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 21Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (from History of education)
Image 22Literacy 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 23St Patricks Primary school at Murrumbeena in Victoria, Australia (from History of education)
Image 24Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio (from Music school)
Image 25The University of Otago in New Zealand (from College)
Image 26To curtail violence, some schools have added CCTV surveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 27Typical school furniture of the period 1930s to 1950s in France (from History of education)
Image 28City College of New York (from College)
Image 29Seinäjoki College in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland, in May 2018 (from College)
Image 30King's College London, established by royal charter in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London (from College)
Image 31A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from School)
Image 32A school building in Kannur, India (from School)
Image 33Parliament Square, Trinity College Dublin in Ireland (from College)
Image 34First primary school in Nigeria, built in 1845 (from School)
Image 35Bologna University in Italy, established in 1088 A.D., is the world's oldest university in continuous operation. (from History of education)
Image 36Istanbul 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 37A staged example of an online classroom using Jitsi. The teacher is sharing their screen. (from Online school)
Image 38Albert 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 39Birkbeck, University of London (from College)
Image 40Plato's academy, mosaic from Pompeii (from School)
Image 41Scripps College (from College)
Image 42Graduates of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and George Balanchine. (from Music school)
Image 43Scotch College, Melbourne, an independent secondary school in Australia (from College)
Image 44One-room school in 1935, Alabama (from School)
Image 45Number of Students Taking Distance Courses by Level (2012–2015) (from Online school)
Image 46Established 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 47Dansk Skolemuseum (from History of education)
Image 48World 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 49The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the oldest technical institution in Asia. (from College)
Image 50Diploma of secondary vocational education in Russia (from Vocational school)

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