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  2. Public school (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The playing fields of Rugby School, 1567, reestablished 1828. The rules of rugby football were codified here in 1845. A public school in England and Wales is a type of fee-charging private school [1] originally for older boys. The schools are "public" from a historical schooling context in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profession ...

  3. Public employee pension plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In many states, public employee pension plans are known as Public Employee Retirement Systems (PERS). Pension benefits may or may not be changed after an employee is hired, depending on the state and plan, as well as hiring date, years of service, and grandfathering. Retirement age in the public sector is usually lower than in the private sector.

  4. Mixed-sex education - Wikipedia

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    Co-Education by Charles Allan Winter, c. 1915 Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where female and male students are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to the 19th century, mixed-sex education has since become standard in many cultures, particularly in ...

  5. Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Purpose The Illinois General Assembly created the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS, or the System) in 1939 for the purpose of providing retirement annuities, and disability and survivor benefits for educators employed in public schools outside the city of Chicago.

  6. House system - Wikipedia

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    House banners at a public school in Australia In some boarding schools, a primary purpose of the house system is to provide pastoral care to the students. Separated from parents for long periods, children will rely on the school to fulfil their socio - emotional needs, in addition to meeting their basic physical care. The smaller within-school structure of the house facilitates this, by ...

  7. Public choice - Wikipedia

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    Public choice, or public choice theory, is "the use of economic tools to deal with traditional problems of political science ". [1] It includes the study of political behavior.

  8. Montessori education - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Montessori educational materials on display at the exhibition "Designed for children" at Triennale di Milano, Milan Children working with a moveable alphabet at a Montessori school [1] The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an ...

  9. Education - Wikipedia

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    Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily ...