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- 1, 1918) was an American educator and one of the leaders of the Kindergarten ... as an essential part of education in the United States. One of Kraus ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 04:10, 6 November 2022
- school, and kindergarten teacher, one of the leaders of the Kindergarten ... changed kindergarten education in the United States. Hill also became ...9 KB (1,385 words) - 16:48, 21 November 2022
- 1916) was an American educator, dedicated to the education of young children ... Susan Blow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, as the oldest of six children ...9 KB (1,286 words) - 23:57, 26 February 2023
- in 1923 in Nursing and Nursing Education in the United States. Goldmark was ... in the improvement of nursing education in the United States. Nursing training ...10 KB (1,535 words) - 02:16, 11 August 2022
- early twentieth-century American education. In 1921, Irwin founded ... Elisabeth Antoinette Irwin is regarded as a powerful force in the ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 16:14, 13 February 2024
- Category:Education The Fulbright Program including the Fulbright-Hays Program is a program ...11 KB (1,431 words) - 07:18, 15 April 2024
- Category:Education Parochial school is a term used (particularly in the United States ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 08:53, 18 November 2022
- She is famous for her promotion of higher education for women and progressive ... She was among the rare women who taught university level classes at ...10 KB (1,461 words) - 23:44, 3 December 2023
- and a women's rights activist, and the first woman in the United ... Blackwell was born in Bristol, England, the third of nine children ...7 KB (1,033 words) - 16:15, 13 February 2024
- Category:Education [[Image:Village school in Northern Bahr el Ghazal ... institution of higher education in the United States was Franklin ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 22:24, 7 January 2024
- worker, author, legislative advisor, and the first woman to serve as dean ... Edith Abbott was born into a family that believed in the ideals of ...7 KB (1,082 words) - 18:12, 12 February 2024
- Category:Education students for a college or university education. Some schools will also ...13 KB (1,906 words) - 22:22, 30 November 2022
- A critic of pragmatism and progressive education, he advocated educational ... William Chandler Bagley was born on March 15, 1874, in Detroit, Michigan ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 15:55, 7 May 2023
- Category:Education A Comprehensive school is a secondary educational ... of all public secondary education in the United States and many other ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891. During the American Civil War, Brown ... qualities, he used his political influence in private business dealings; ...6 KB (819 words) - 21:23, 6 May 2024
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {|class="infobox ... |Country || United States |- |University type || Private women's ...12 KB (1,555 words) - 19:50, 21 April 2023
- philosopher, and lexicographer. He served as the U.S. Commissioner of Education ... William Torrey Harris was born on September 10, 1835, in North Killingly ...12 KB (1,673 words) - 20:42, 13 May 2023
- Category:Education Middle school, also known as Junior High school, is a school in the ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 17:33, 9 November 2022
- worked with mentally handicapped children in France and the United States ... Saint Simon, and he regarded efforts to help the mentally challenged as a step ...10 KB (1,500 words) - 01:33, 16 January 2023
- Category:Education right|Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)]] ...18 KB (2,528 words) - 20:59, 3 May 2023
- Category:Education the building intended for indoor sports or exercise|gym ...14 KB (2,013 words) - 07:46, 10 January 2024
- 10, 1851) was an acclaimed American pioneer in the education of the deaf. ... preaching to serve those he perceived to be in greater need, the deaf. His ...11 KB (1,641 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high ... of all ages, including even college students in India; these schools cover ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 01:09, 7 April 2022
- was an American social worker and reformer, the pioneer of the social work ... the standard for social-work education in the United States. ...11 KB (1,518 words) - 19:20, 14 February 2023
- – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived ... Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and attended ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 09:56, 28 September 2023
- Keio University (慶應義塾大学, Keiō Gijuku Daigaku), located ... Many research institutions, including the Institute of Cultural and ...12 KB (1,563 words) - 17:19, 5 October 2022
- was a American lawyer who played a role in dismantling the Jim Crow laws ... as it pertained to public education in the United States was the master ...10 KB (1,509 words) - 19:09, 4 December 2023
- Category:Education the type of school providing secondary education|gymnasium (school) ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was among the first female attorneys in ... Until her death in 1917, she worked tirelessly on behalf of the Universal ...11 KB (1,718 words) - 08:56, 27 September 2023
- a prominent law professor, and a signer of the United States Declaration ... Wythe, influenced by an education rooted in classical tradition, contributed ...9 KB (1,318 words) - 22:41, 24 November 2022
- Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark United States ... The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1, with the majority ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 08:04, 24 November 2022
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists ... ECOSOC has 54 members, elected by the General Assembly for staggered ...13 KB (1,735 words) - 11:44, 3 May 2023
- teacher and educational reformer, founder of the Kindergarten system in the ... Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was born in Billerica, Massachusetts on May ...11 KB (1,579 words) - 10:20, 21 January 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:BlgGym.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Modern indoor ... In most educational systems, physical education (PE), (also called ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 05:07, 24 November 2022
- Category:Education about educating gifted students, see Gifted education. [[Image:Teacher ...20 KB (2,954 words) - 19:10, 7 February 2023
- diplomat, an advocate of peace through education. The co-winner with Jane ... Butler was born on April 2, 1862, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to manufacturer ...14 KB (2,044 words) - 23:32, 14 November 2022
- for her forthright opinions on women’s education. Unlike her sisters, Catherine ... Beecher was born in East Hampton, New York, the oldest of 13 children ...8 KB (1,133 words) - 00:09, 1 December 2023
- organizations including Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances, the ... Rebecca Gratz was born on March 4, 1781, in Lancaster, Pensylvannia ...8 KB (1,118 words) - 01:42, 8 December 2022
- Category:Education is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory ...23 KB (3,445 words) - 10:17, 21 January 2023
- social worker who specifically focused on the advancement of child welfare ... One of four children, Grace Abbott was raised in a home environment ...7 KB (998 words) - 12:14, 24 January 2023
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges on a Liberal Arts curriculum, generally in undergraduate studies. Although ...23 KB (3,427 words) - 11:01, 7 March 2023
- :This article is about the publisher and soldier. For the United States ... 30, 1917) was an American newspaper mogul, the owner and editor-in-chief ...10 KB (1,489 words) - 20:43, 29 January 2022
- Category:Education [[Image:Landaff 1940s.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Teacher and student in ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- Edutainment (also educational entertainment or entertainment-education ... Most often, edutainment seeks either to tutor in one or more specific ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 18:18, 12 February 2024
- Category:Education [[File:Walton Hall Pen&Ink.jpg|thumb|300 px ... institutions offering distance education in the United States have received ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- The American Ballet Theatre (ABT), based in New York City, was one ... of size, scope and outreach. Launched in 1940, ABT annually tours the ...8 KB (1,230 words) - 02:53, 24 July 2023
- | location_country = United States | location = Reston, Virginia, United States | area_served = United States ...15 KB (2,010 words) - 04:19, 11 March 2023
- (June 2, 1731 O.S. — May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington ... George Washington took his oath of office in New York City on April ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 16:57, 6 December 2023
- The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government ... Arguably the single most important piece of legislation passed by ...10 KB (1,533 words) - 06:38, 16 November 2022
- Category:Education The term Community College is used almost exclusively in the United ...21 KB (3,019 words) - 00:18, 8 January 2024
- right|William Blackstone as illustrated in his Commentaries on the Laws ... an English jurist and professor who produced the historical and analytic treatise ...11 KB (1,662 words) - 15:40, 6 May 2023
- Serampore College, located in Serampore Town, in Hooghly District ... unable to retrieve. --> The Latin name of the college motto, Gloriam ...14 KB (1,875 words) - 09:54, 26 January 2023
- The food industry is the complex network of farmers and diverse businesses ... The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...10 KB (1,449 words) - 06:16, 1 April 2024
- 50 years, Taussig is credited with creating the foundations of modern international ... Taussig viewed economic problems not as independent entities but in ...7 KB (1,057 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- reformer and social activist, leader of the women's suffrage movement ... Madeline McDowell, also known as Madge, was born on May 20, 1872, ...7 KB (1,006 words) - 04:55, 5 November 2022
- engineering, and transportation engineering. The term "civil engineering ... Most civil engineering projects today deal with the planning, construction ...12 KB (1,647 words) - 22:27, 10 December 2023
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ... The organization has 192 Member States and 6 Associate Members. Based ...15 KB (2,159 words) - 01:23, 3 May 2023
- matchmaker "Dolly Gallagher Levi" in David Merrick's production ... She was born in Newport News, Virginia, (also the birth place of legendary ...10 KB (1,596 words) - 07:09, 23 November 2022
- collections of folklore. He was also one of the first African-American professors ... Johnson was a prominent figure of the latter part of the Harlem Renaissance ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 14:28, 24 March 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:VictorianPostcard.jpg|thumb|right|350px ... Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States. University of ...26 KB (3,715 words) - 19:51, 21 April 2023
- Category:Education This article deals with the government-funded school ... is the standard form of education in the United States and is provided ...32 KB (4,665 words) - 18:08, 14 April 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:Centro-fotografico-students.jpg|right|thumb ... for adults in vocational education in the United States.[https://www ...24 KB (3,446 words) - 06:19, 15 June 2023
- a museum, library, archive, zoo, and others. The term originates from the from ... as well as their own cultural heritage in historical and global contexts ...10 KB (1,517 words) - 06:45, 12 January 2024
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... coeducational, liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded ...12 KB (1,685 words) - 14:40, 3 May 2023
- A national library is a library specifically established by the government ... The first national libraries had their origins in the royal collections ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 04:12, 11 March 2023
- vocal advocate of gender equality, the wife of abolitionist Henry ... Stone was born on the August 13, 1818, on her family's Massachusetts ...11 KB (1,805 words) - 02:36, 5 November 2022
- socialist, and journalist. She worked with the National Consumers League ... Mary White Ovington was born on April 11, 1865 in Brooklyn, New York ...10 KB (1,387 words) - 16:15, 7 November 2022
- The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in ... The Presidential Medal of Freedom ranks second only to the Medal of ...9 KB (1,283 words) - 22:24, 30 November 2022
- 1873) was an American educator who created the McGuffey Readers, one of America ... William Holmes McGuffey was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 18:23, 17 April 2023
- The Common Rule is a federal policy governing the protection of human ... Initially fifteen Federal departments adopted the regulations in 1991 ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 18:58, 25 July 2021
- The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), operated by ... located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda ...13 KB (1,876 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace - Psalms ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 01:44, 11 March 2023
- theory. Regarded as a founder of sociology in the United States, he believed ... Ross studied human nature in detail, regarding human beings as essential ...10 KB (1,419 words) - 18:20, 12 February 2024
- and sociologist, and first president of the American Sociological Association ... Lester Frank Ward was born in Joliet, Illinois, into the family of ...9 KB (1,301 words) - 22:02, 25 October 2022
- The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known ... The bureau was put into effect to protect the best interests of former ...13 KB (1,911 words) - 10:37, 11 April 2024
- Category:Education A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools ...17 KB (2,422 words) - 08:00, 8 January 2024
- The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic ... The Deep South is a belt stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to west ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 08:36, 15 January 2023
- A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's ... Despite their diversity, rites of passage all serve the same purpose: ...15 KB (2,210 words) - 01:43, 15 December 2022
- pedagogue and historian, better known as the “Father of the Olympics ... He was the primary force in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 ...10 KB (1,541 words) - 05:26, 24 November 2022
- Category:Education Progressive education is based on the belief that students learn best ...20 KB (2,991 words) - 23:07, 30 November 2022
- diplomat and conservative politician. He was the fourth secretary-general of ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- The Dublin Core metadata element set is a standard for cross-domain ... The term "Dublin" came from Dublin, Ohio, U.S., and "core ...13 KB (1,902 words) - 17:17, 12 February 2024
- Category:Education Bilingual education involves teaching all subjects ... Bilingual education in the United States focuses on English language ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 03:50, 1 October 2023
- was a German educator, famous for his work in children's education, ... Friedrich Fröbel was born in Oberweissbach near Rudolstadt in Thuringia ...15 KB (2,345 words) - 06:41, 15 April 2024
- 200px|Comenius on relief at school building in Dolany, Czech Republic.]] bishop, a religious refugee, and one of the earliest champions of universal ...15 KB (2,350 words) - 00:05, 8 January 2024
- Category:Education A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ...27 KB (3,998 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023
- institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe); a public hall ... The name “Lyceum” comes from a gymnasium near Athens in ancient ...14 KB (2,070 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- 1932), a Protestant, medical missionary from the United States, who later also ... Horace Newton Allen was born in Delaware, Ohio, on April 23, 1858 ...8 KB (1,205 words) - 15:02, 2 February 2024
- refers to a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea ... Hakdang and brother school, Paichai Hakdang, in 1886. Evangelical Protestant ...11 KB (1,562 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a global ... Formed in October 1948, the IUCN's headquarters is located in ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- Category:Education Preschool education is education that focuses on educating children ...23 KB (3,350 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
- and politician who was for many years the voice of the young nation ... Born in South Africa, he excelled as a student of foreign languages ...12 KB (1,691 words) - 07:15, 13 June 2023
- Category:Education Home education, also called homeschooling or home ... Home education in the United States is governed by each individual ...29 KB (4,035 words) - 16:36, 1 March 2023
- Eastern Europe, as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division ... In some sources, Eastern Europe is defined as the nations bordered ...17 KB (2,344 words) - 17:40, 12 February 2024
- Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between a group ... Collective bargaining may take place through the vehicle of trade ...10 KB (1,423 words) - 22:33, 7 January 2024
- The Social Gospel is a Protestant Christian theological teaching that ... The foremost writer among proponents was the American Walter Rauschenbusch ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 21:44, 30 January 2023
- educator, and author, widely recognized as the founder of Reform Judaism ... Born in Bohemia, Wise was educated in Prague and Vienna, receiving ...16 KB (2,521 words) - 18:59, 7 March 2024
- The Ramakrishna Mission ( রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897, who in 1893, when he attended the ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 00:33, 8 December 2022
- 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court ... Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria. His family emigrated to the ...8 KB (1,184 words) - 17:13, 26 March 2024
- , was an American social reformer, a pioneer in the fields of child welfare ... Julia Clifford Lathrop was born on June 29, 1858 in Rockford, Illinois ...10 KB (1,507 words) - 21:08, 4 October 2022
