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A '''school''' is an educational institution. Schools can be either publicly- or privately-owned, funded by public or private sources or a combination of both, and may have a secular or a religious mandate.  
 
A '''school''' is an educational institution. Schools can be either publicly- or privately-owned, funded by public or private sources or a combination of both, and may have a secular or a religious mandate.  
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The increasingly popular alternative to school is [[homeschooling]].{{fact}}
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The increasingly popular alternative to school is [[homeschooling]].
    
== Types of schools ==
 
== Types of schools ==
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In America, a '''public school''' is a ''state school''.  In some Commonwealth countries, a '''public school''' is a church-run (i.e. run by a church denomination) school that is open to the general public.
 
In America, a '''public school''' is a ''state school''.  In some Commonwealth countries, a '''public school''' is a church-run (i.e. run by a church denomination) school that is open to the general public.
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In America, the curriculum in public schools is dictated by state governments. Public schools do not provide religious instruction to schoolchildren, nor do they allow teacher-led prayer.
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In America, the curriculum in public schools is dictated by state governments and increasingly by the federal government under the "No Child Left Behind" legislation. Federal courts generally prohibit any type of prayer in public schools, and even forbid respect for the [[Ten Commandments]].  As a result, morality has virtually disappeared from public school education, and public school students almost never hear that something is morally wrong.
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Compulsory 5-days a week, nearly 8-hours a day attendance at public school only began nationwide in the [[United States]] during the 20th century.  Compulsory schooling laws were not universal throughout the [[United States]] until 1917, and even then the school year was often less than a half year.<ref>http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/kellmeyer/050428</ref>  There have been few, if any, long-term studies on the effects of the modern approach of full-time attendance at school from age 6 and younger to age 21 and older.
    
=== Faith school ===
 
=== Faith school ===
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