- Scholes, Myron S. (Canadian-American economist)
Myron S. Scholes is a Canadian-born American economist best known for his work with colleague Fischer Black on the Black-Scholes option valuation formula, which made options trading more accessible by giving investors a benchmark for valuing. Scholes shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
- Scholes, Paul (English football player)
David Beckham: Club play: Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, and Paul Scholes and won the national-level Football Association (FA) Youth Cup in 1992. Beckham made his first-team debut for Manchester United in September 1992 and signed a professional contract with the club in January 1993. He scored his first goal for Manchester United in NovemberâŠ
- Scholia (work by Maximus the Confessor)
St. Maximus the Confessor: Gregory of Nazianzus), and Scholia (on Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite), express Maximusâs teaching on the transcendental, impredicable nature of the divinity, his intrinsic Trinitarian existence, and his definitive communication in Christ. In his 400 Capita de caritate (âFour Hundred Chapters on Charityâ), Maximus counselled a Christian humanism, integrating asceticism withâŠ
- Scholia enchiriadis (work by Hucbald)
Hucbald: The Musica enchiriadis and Scholia enchiriadis give the earliest written description of music in several voices: parallel organum, in which a plainchant melody is sung in parallel fourths or parallel fifths. De alia musica deals with a notational system called daseian notation. Although it never became generally accepted, itâŠ
- Scholl, Hans (German activist)
White Rose: âŠof the groupâs founding membersâHans Scholl, Willi Graf, and Alexander Schmorellâwere medical students at the University of Munich. While on the Eastern Front, the trio observed the murder of Jewish civilians by SS troops. When they returned to Munich, the three joined with other studentsâincluding Hansâs sister Sophieâto discussâŠ
- Scholl, Sophie (German activist)
White Rose: âŠwith other studentsâincluding Hansâs sister Sophieâto discuss their opposition to the Nazi regime. Coupling youthful idealism with an impressive knowledge of German literature and Christian religious teachings, the students published their beliefs in a series of leaflets under the name âthe White Roseâ (and later as âLeaflets of the Resistanceâ).
- Schollander, Don (American swimmer)
Don Schollander is an American athlete who was the first swimmer to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games. A product of the acclaimed Santa Clara (California) Swim Club, Schollander was noted for his speed, perfection of stroke, and effortless crawl. He broke several U.S. and world
- Schöllenen Gorge (gorge, Switzerland)
Switzerland: Relief and drainage: âŠof a bridge in the Schöllenen Gorge, which traverses the northern chain, while the southern range is crossed by the St. Gotthard Pass at an elevation of 6,916 feet (2,108 meters). The 9-mile (14-km) St. Gotthard rail tunnel through the pass was opened in 1882; a twin 10.5-mile (17-km) roadâŠ
- Scholtz, Friedrich von (German officer)
Battle of Tannenberg: Initial developments on the Eastern Front: âŠEast Prussia to advance against Friedrich von Scholtzâs XX Corps. He had been so hurried on by Zhilinsky that his troops were tired and hungry, their transport incomplete, and the supply services in chaos. Samsonovâs appearance was reported to Prittwitz on August 20, and the Russian force was under, ratherâŠ
- Scholz, Georg (German artist)
Neue Sachlichkeit: Alexander Kanoldt, Carlo Mense, Georg Scholz, and Heinrich Davringhausen.
- Scholz, Heinrich (German scholar)
Karl Barth: Years in Germany: âŠwith the philosopher of science Heinrich Scholz. It was in this connection that he produced his celebrated study of St. Anselm, Fides quaerens intellectum (1931; Faith in Search of Understanding).
- Scholz, Olaf (chancellor of Germany)
Olaf Scholz is a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025. A longtime member of Germanyâs center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), Scholz served as finance minister and vice chancellor in the âgrand coalitionâ government of Angela Merkel (2018â21) before succeeding
- Scholz, Tom (American musician)
Boston: The original members were Tom Scholz (b. March 10, 1947, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.), Brad Delp (b. June 12, 1951, Boston, Massachusettsâfound dead March 9, 2007, Atkinson, New Hampshire), Fran Sheehan (b. March 26, 1949, Boston), Barry Goudreau (b. November 29, 1951, Boston), and John (âSibâ) Hashian (b. August 17,âŠ
- Schomberg, Frederick Herman, duke of (German soldier)
Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg was a German soldier of fortune, a marshal of France, and an English peer, who fought in the service of various countries in the major European wars between 1634 and 1690. Schomberg was the son of the Protestant court marshal of Frederick V, elector Palatine, and
- Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann (British explorer)
Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk was a German-born British explorer and surveyor whose âSchomburgk Lineâ marked the boundary of British Guiana from 1841 to 1895. He was knighted in 1844. Schomburgk was educated in Germany, and in 1829 he went to the United States and from there in 1831 visited
- Schön Ellen (work by Bruch)
Max Bruch: âŠorchestraâsuch as Schön Ellen (1867; Beautiful Ellen) and Odysseus (1872). These were favourites with German choral societies during the late 19th century. These works failed to remain in the concert repertoire, possibly because, despite his sound workmanship and effective choral writing, he lacked the depth of conception and originality neededâŠ
- Schon, Neal (American musician)
Betty Davis: Albums and later career: âŠGraham Central Station and guitarist Neal Schon from Santana (and later Journey). The album was released in 1973 on the label Just Sunshine. Davis followed with They Say Iâm Different in 1974, under Just Sunshine, and Nasty Gal in 1975, released under Island Records; both albums she produced herself. TheâŠ
- Schönbein, Christian Friedrich (German chemist)
Christian Friedrich Schönbein was a German chemist who discovered and named ozone (1840) and was the first to describe guncotton (nitrocellulose). His teaching posts included one at Epsom, England, before he joined the faculty at the University of Basel, Switzerland (1828), where he was appointed
- Schonberg, Albert (American actor)
Gallagher and Shean: âŠthe act of âGallagher and Shean.â They went separate ways from 1914 to 1920, but in the latter year (at the urging of Sheanâs sister Minnie Marx, mother of the Marx Brothers) they rejoined to star in the Shubert Brothersâ Cinderella on Broadway, with huge success. They then appeared inâŠ
- Schönberg, Arnold (American composer)
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian-American composer who created new methods of musical composition involving atonality, namely serialism and the 12-tone row. He was also one of the most-influential teachers of the 20th century; among his most-significant pupils were Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
- Schönberg, Arnold Franz Walter (American composer)
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian-American composer who created new methods of musical composition involving atonality, namely serialism and the 12-tone row. He was also one of the most-influential teachers of the 20th century; among his most-significant pupils were Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
- Schönberg, August (German-born American banker)
August Belmont was a German-born American banker, diplomat, political leader, sportsman, and a patron of the arts who was a defining figure of Americaâs Gilded Age. At age 14 Belmont entered the banking house of the Rothschilds at Frankfurt am Main, and he later transferred to the Naples office. In
- Schönberg, Friedrich Hermann von (German soldier)
Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg was a German soldier of fortune, a marshal of France, and an English peer, who fought in the service of various countries in the major European wars between 1634 and 1690. Schomberg was the son of the Protestant court marshal of Frederick V, elector Palatine, and
- Schönborn, Friedrich Karl, Graf von (vice chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire)
Friedrich Karl, Graf (count) von Schönborn was a prince-prelate, bishop of Bamberg and WĂŒrzburg (1729â46). His long reign as vice chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire (1705â34) raised the imperial chancery for the last time to a position of European importance. After studies at Mainz, Aschaffenburg,
- Schönborn, Johann Philipp von (elector of Mainz)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Early life and education: âŠelector, the archbishop of Mainz, Johann Philipp von Schönborn, where he was concerned with questions of law and politics.
- Schonbrunn Imperial Palace (palace, Vienna, Austria)
Schloss Schönbrunn, Rococo-style 1,440-room summer palace of the Habsburgs in Vienna. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlachâs first design for the building, meant to rival Franceâs Palace of Versailles, was done in 1690. A second, somewhat less ornate, plan, however, dating from 1695â96 was adopted,
- Schönbrunn Zoo (zoo, Vienna, Austria)
zoo: âŠthe Imperial Menagerie at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. This menagerie, which still flourishes, was opened to the general public in 1779. In 1775 a zoo was founded in a Royal Park in Madrid, and 18 years later the zoological collection of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, was begun. TheâŠ
- Schönbrunn, Schloss (palace, Vienna, Austria)
Schloss Schönbrunn, Rococo-style 1,440-room summer palace of the Habsburgs in Vienna. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlachâs first design for the building, meant to rival Franceâs Palace of Versailles, was done in 1690. A second, somewhat less ornate, plan, however, dating from 1695â96 was adopted,
- Schönbrunn, Treaty of (Europe [1809])
Treaty of Schönbrunn, (Oct. 14, 1809), agreement signed at the Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna after Austriaâs premature war of liberation against Napoleon collapsed with its defeat at Wagram and its failure to get the Prussian support it had expected. Austria lost about 32,000 square miles (83,000
- Schöne Brunnen (fountain, NĂŒrnberg, Germany)
fountain: Medieval European: A noteworthy example is the Schöne Brunnen at NĂŒrnberg (1398), distinguished by its high, rich Gothic spirelet with many statues and ironwork railing.
- schöne MĂŒllerin, Die (poetry by MĂŒller)
Wilhelm MĂŒller: âŠfor his verse cycles âDie schöne MĂŒllerinâ and âDie Winterreise,â which Franz Schubert set to music.
- schöne MĂŒllerin, Die (song cycle by Schubert)
Franz Schubert: Maturity of Franz Schubert: âŠhowever, was the song cycle Die schöne MĂŒllerin (âThe Fair Maid of the Millâ), representing the epitome of Schubertâs lyrical art. Schubert spent part of the summer in the hospital and probably started workâwhile still a patientâon his most ambitious opera, Fierrabras. The work was rejected by the directorate ofâŠ
- Schönemann, Johann Friedrich (German actor and manager)
Johann Friedrich Schönemann was an actor-manager who was influential in the development of Germanyâs public theatre. Schönemann made his professional debut in 1725 with a traveling Harlequin troupe and in 1730 joined Caroline Neuberâs theatre company, where he was admired for his comedic abilities.
- Schönerer, Georg, Ritter von (Austrian politician)
Georg, Ritter (knight) von Schönerer was an Austrian political extremist, founder of the Pan-German Party (1885). He was a virulent anti-Semite and was perhaps the best-known spokesman for popular antidemocratic sentiments in the late empire. A left-wing Liberal when first elected to the Reichsrat
- Schongauer, Martin (German engraver)
Martin Schongauer was a painter and printmaker who was the finest German engraver before Albrecht DĂŒrer. Schongauer was the son of Caspar Schongauer, a goldsmith of Augsburg. In 1465 he registered at the University of Leipzig but apparently remained there only for a short time. It is not clear
- Schönherr, Karl (Austrian writer)
Karl Schönherr was an Austrian writer known for his simple, robust plays dealing with the political and religious problems of peasant life. Schönherr was the son of a country schoolmaster and became a practicing physician in Vienna. His first publications (1895) were unassuming dialect poems and
- Schönhuber, Franz (German politician)
fascism: Germany: âŠby another former Waffen-SS member, Franz Schönhuber. Like Almirante in Italy, Schönhuber strove to give his party a more respectable image, and his efforts extended to denying his own previous connection with the Waffen-SS. âI have no Nazi past,â he said. âI regard the National Socialist state as absolutely incompatibleâŠ
- Schöning, Hans Adam von (German royal adviser)
John George IV: âŠreign his chief adviser was Hans Adam von Schöning (1641â96), who counselled a union between Saxony and Brandenburg and a more independent attitude toward the emperor Leopold I. In accordance with this advice certain proposals were put before Leopold to which he refused to agree; consequently the Saxon troops withdrewâŠ
- Schönlein, Johann Lukas (German physician)
Johann Lukas Schönlein was a German physician whose attempts to establish medicine as a natural science helped create modern methods for the teaching and practice of clinical medicine. A professor of medicine at the universities of WĂŒrzburg (1824â33), ZĂŒrich (1833â40), and Berlin (1840â59),
- Schönwald, Albert (Hungarian cellist)
Albert SiklĂłs was a Hungarian cellist, composer, and musicologist. SiklĂłs began composing at the age of six and started studying the pianoforte and music theory at seven. He took up the cello in 1891 and began lecturing while a student at the Hungarian Music School in 1895. He joined the staff of
- school (education)
education: Spanish and Portuguese America: The first elementary school in the New World was organized in Mexico by the Franciscan Pedro de Gante in 1523 in Texcoco, followed in 1525 by a similar school in San Francisco. Because such schools in Mexico were designed for Indian children, the monks learned the native languagesâŠ
- School and Society, The (work by Dewey)
education: Education and personal growth: As he propounded in The School and Society (1899) and The Child and the Curriculum (1902), education must be tied to experience, not abstract thought, and must be built upon the interests and developmental needs of the child. He argued for a student-centred, not subject-centred, curriculum and stressed theâŠ
- School Board of Nassau County v. Arline (law case)
School Board of Nassau County v. Arline, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1987, ruled (7â2) that an individual with the contagious disease tuberculosis could be considered handicapped under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The case centred on Gene Arline, an elementary
- school bullying (social behavior)
bullying: School bullying: Bullying in educational settings remains a commonplace everyday experience. In Europe significant attention to school bullying began in the early 1970s, in part because of the efforts of Olweus, as well as a widely publicized trio of victim suicides in Norway in 1983.âŠ
- school bus (vehicle)
bus: Modern buses: School buses generally consist of a 50-passenger bus body, with special signal lamp and safety provisions, mounted on a long-wheelbase truck chassis. As fuel costs increased during the 1990s and 2000s, bus ridership increased in many urban regions around the world.
- School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Massachusetts Department of Education (law case)
School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Massachusetts Department of Education, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 1985, ruled (9â0) that, under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA; now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA]), parents could be
- school conflict (Dutch political issue)
education: The Netherlands: The first modern school law in the Netherlands was passed in 1801, when the government laid down the principle that each parish had the right to open and maintain schools. A debate between the proponents of denominational and nondenominational schools went on during the 19th century. The controversyâŠ
- School Day (song by Berry)
Chuck Berry: âŠâRoll Over Beethovenâ (1956), âSchool Dayâ (1957), âRock and Roll Musicâ (1957), âSweet Little Sixteenâ (1958), âJohnny B. Goodeâ (1958), and âReelinâ and Rockinââ (1958). His vivid descriptions of consumer culture and teenage life, the distinctive sounds he coaxed from his guitar, and the rhythmic and melodic virtuosity ofâŠ
- School Days (song by Berry)
Chuck Berry: âŠâRoll Over Beethovenâ (1956), âSchool Dayâ (1957), âRock and Roll Musicâ (1957), âSweet Little Sixteenâ (1958), âJohnny B. Goodeâ (1958), and âReelinâ and Rockinââ (1958). His vivid descriptions of consumer culture and teenage life, the distinctive sounds he coaxed from his guitar, and the rhythmic and melodic virtuosity ofâŠ
- School Daze (film by Lee [1988])
stepping: âŠstep show in the film School Daze (1988).
- School District of Abington Township v. Schempp (law case)
School District of Abington Township v. Schempp, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on June 17, 1963, ruled (8â1) that legally or officially mandated Bible reading or prayer in public schools is unconstitutional. Whether required by state laws or by rules adopted by local school boards,
- school drama (literature)
school drama, any play performed by students in schools and colleges throughout Europe during the Renaissance. At first these plays were written by scholars in Latin as educational works, especially in Jesuit schools, but they later were viewed as entertainment as well. The works included
- school figure (ice skating)
figure skating: Changes in judging, focus: The elimination of compulsory figures from competition in 1990 gave an advantage to the more athletic freestyle skaters. Until the late 1980s, skaters who were good at figures could win competitions without having strong freestyle-skating techniques, since compulsory figures were the most important part of the sport. TheyâŠ
- School for Dictators, The (work by Silone)
Ignazio Silone: âŠLa scuola dei dittatori (1938; The School for Dictators, 1939).
- School for Fathers, The (opera by Wolf-Ferrari)
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: âŠoperas, I quattro rusteghi (1906; The School for Fathers) and Il segreto di Susanna (1909; The Secret of Susanne), presented 18th-century styles orchestrated in the manner of the 20th century. Comic points in these operas are delicately underlined. In Sly (1927; based on the opening scenes of The Taming ofâŠ
- School for Love (work by Manning)
Olivia Manning: In 1951 she published School for Love, the story of a 16-year-old boy in war-ravaged Jerusalem, notable for its characterization of the central figure, the repellent Miss Bohun.
- School for Scandal, The (overture by Barber)
Samuel Barber: âŠreputation with his overture to The School for Scandal (1933), based on Richard Sheridanâs comedy by that name, and with Music for a Scene from Shelley (1935), inspired by the poet Percy Bysshe Shelleyâs Prometheus Unbound.
- School for Scandal, The (play by Sheridan)
The School for Scandal, comedy in five acts by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, performed in 1777 and published in 1780. With its spirited ridicule of affectation and pretentiousness, it is one of the greatest comedies of manners in English. Charles Surface is an extravagant but good-hearted young man.
- School for Wives, The (play by MoliĂšre)
The School for Wives, comedy in five acts by MoliĂšre, performed in 1662 and published in 1663 as LâĂcole des femmes. The School for Wives presents a pedant, Arnolphe, so frightened of women that he decides to marry his ward, AgnĂšs, a girl entirely unacquainted with the ways of the world. The
- school library (education)
library: School libraries: Where public libraries and schools are provided by the same education authority, the public library service may include a school department, which takes care of all routine procedures, including purchasing, processing with labels, and attaching book cards and protective covers; the books areâŠ
- School of Art (building, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: âŠchief architectural projects were the Glasgow School of Art (1896â1909), considered the first original example of Art Nouveau architecture in Great Britain; Windyhill, Kilmacolm (1899â1901); Hill House, Helensburgh (1902); the Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow (1904); and Scotland Street School, Glasgow (1904â06). He was also responsible for two unrealized projects: theâŠ
- School of Athens (painting by Raphael)
School of Athens, fresco (1508â11) painted by artist Raphael, in the Stanza della Segnatura, a room in Pope Julius IIâs private apartments in the Vatican. It is perhaps the most famous of all of Raphaelâs paintings and one of the most significant artworks of the Renaissance. Raphael was called to
- School of Fencing, The (work by Angelo)
Domenico Angelo: âŠtreatise, LâĂcole des armes (1763; The School of Fencing), included colourful instructional sketches by Londonâs most accomplished illustrators; some historians have suggested that the chevalier dâĂon de Beaumont, who had joined Angelo in London, may have assisted with the French text. This work and its illustrations were considered so excellentâŠ
- School of Flesh, The (film by Jacquot [1999])
Isabelle Huppert: Versatility in the 1990s and 2000s: âŠLâĂcole de la chair (1998; The School of Flesh).
- School of Good Manners (work by Moody)
etiquette: âŠthe manual for parents entitled School of Good Manners (attributed to Eleazar Moody, 1715).
- School of Infancy, The (work by Comenius)
John Amos Comenius: Educational reform: âŠGreat Didactic and also of The School of Infancyâa book for mothers on the early years of childhood. Second, to make European culture accessible to all children, it was necessary that they learn Latin. But Comenius was certain that there was a better way of teaching Latin than by theâŠ
- School of Law of the Youngstown Association School (university, Youngstown, Ohio, United States)
Youngstown State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. It comprises colleges of business administration; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; liberal arts and social sciences; education; fine and performing arts; and health and
- School of Mind (Chinese philosophy)
Confucianism: The Song masters: âŠand implicitly rejecting Cheng Haoâs School of Mind, developed a method of interpreting and transmitting the Confucian Way that for centuries defined Confucianism not only for the Chinese but for the Koreans and Japanese as well. If, as quite a few scholars have advocated, Confucianism represents a distinct form ofâŠ
- School of Rock (musical by Lloyd Webber)
Julian Fellowes: âŠbook for the stage musical School of Rock (2015), which was adapted from Richard Linklaterâs film of the same name, and wrote and produced a 2016 television adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel Doctor Thorne (1858). In 2020 Fellowes returned to TV with the limited series Belgravia, which he adaptedâŠ
- School of Rock (film by Linklater [2003])
Mike White: Early screenplays: Chuck & Buck, School of Rock, and Nacho Libre: His next film project, School of Rock, was a box-office hit. The musical-comedy was directed by Richard Linklater and stars actor Jack Black as Dewey Finn, a slacker musician who becomes a substitute teacher and helps transform his students into rock musicians. White wrote the screenplay and performed inâŠ
- school prayer
Engel v. Vitale: âŠJune 25, 1962, that voluntary prayer in public schools violated the U.S. Constitutionâs First Amendment prohibition of a state establishment of religion.
- school psychology (branch of applied psychology)
school psychology, Branch of applied psychology that deals largely with educational assessment, psychological testing, and student consultation in elementary and secondary schools. School psychologists train in educational and developmental psychology as well as in general psychology, counseling,
- school shark (fish)
chondrichthyan: Growth: The Australian school shark (Galeorhinus australis) grows about 80 mm (3 inches) in its first year and about 30 mm (1 inch) in its 12th year. By its 22nd year, it is estimated to be approaching its maximum length of 1.6 metres (about 5 feet).
- school shooting (crime)
school shooting, in the typical case, an event in which a student at an educational institutionâan elementary, middle, or high school or a college or universityâshoots and injures or kills at least one other student or faculty member on the grounds of that institution. Such incidents usually
- School Statute (Russian history)
Russia: Education and intellectual life: Alexander Iâs School Statute (1804) provided for a four-tier system of schools from the primary to the university level, intended to be open to persons of all classes. Under its provisions several new universities were founded, and gymnasiums (pre-university schools) were established in most provincial capitals. LessâŠ
- School Strike for Climate (international activist movement)
Greta Thunberg: âŠwas 15, she had founded Fridays for Future (also called School Strike for Climate), which garnered international attention and made her one of the most recognizable faces of the climate change movement. The Swedish environmental activist was credited with shifting some peopleâs views and behaviors regarding climate change, and herâŠ
- school subjects (education)
multiculturalism: Multiculturalismâs impact on education: âŠare found in revisions of curricula, particularly in Europe and North America, and the expansion of the Western literary and other canons that began during the last quarter of the 20th century. Curricula from the elementary to the university levels were revised and expanded to include the contributions of minorityâŠ
- school teaching
teaching, the profession of those who give instruction, especially in an elementary school or a secondary school or in a university. Measured in terms of its members, teaching is the worldâs largest profession. In the 21st century it was estimated that there were about 80 million teachers
- school theatre
Ukraine: Theatre and motion pictures: âŠinto a specific genre, the school theatre, whose repertoire expanded to encompass dramatization of Christian legends, historical drama, and puppet theatre (vertep) performed on a stage of two levels. The best example of the Cossack Baroque theatre was the historical play Vladimir (1705) by Feofan Prokopovich (Ukrainian: Teofan Prokopovych
- School Uniforms (ProCon debate)
Traditionally favored by private and parochial (church) institutions, school uniforms are being adopted by U.S. public schools in increasing numbers. The percentage of public schools that required school uniforms jumped from 11.8 percent in the 1999â2000 school year to 21.5 percent in the 2015â16
- School Vaccine Mandates (ProCon debate)
Vaccines, as explained by the National Library of Medicineâs MedlinePlus.gov website, âare injections (shots), liquids, pills, or nasal sprays that you take to teach your bodyâs immune system to recognize and defend against harmful germs,â and a vaccination is the act of administering a vaccine;
- School Vouchers (ProCon debate)
ARCHIVED TOPIC: This topic was archived on June 23, 2023 and will no longer be updated. School vouchers are state- or school district-funded scholarships that allow students to attend a private school of the familyâs choice rather than sending the child to public school. According to EdChoice, in
- Schoolâs Out (album by Alice Cooper)
Alice Cooper: The title track of Schoolâs Out (1972) was a Top Ten hit in the United States and reached the top of the British charts. The band achieved its pinnacle with Billion Dollar Babies (1973) and the song âNo More Mr. Nice Guy.â However, Muscle of Love, issued later inâŠ
- school-voucher program
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris: âŠruled (5â4) that an Ohio school-voucher program did not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which generally prohibits the government from establishing, advancing, or giving favour to any religion.
- schoolbook (education)
history of publishing: The early 20th century: Specialization became frequent, particularly in educational books, as the needs of the new school populations were realized. Some companies, such as Macmillan, in both its British and American houses, had begun to issue schoolbooks almost by chance; then, as their sales grew most profitably, they developed separate departments for schoolâŠ
- Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe (American explorer and ethnologist)
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft was an American explorer and ethnologist noted for his discovery of the source of the Mississippi River and for his writings on the Native peoples of the North American Plains. Schoolcraftâs initial contact with the frontier came during a mineralogical trip through present
- Schooldays of Jesus, The (novel by Coetzee)
J.M. Coetzee: âŠtrilogy, it was followed by The Schooldays of Jesus (2016) and The Death of Jesus (2020).
- Schoolgirlâs Odyssey, A (documentary)
Malala Yousafzai: Childhood and early activism: âŠsecond film with her, titled A Schoolgirlâs Odyssey. The New York Times posted both films on their Web site in 2009. That summer she met with the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, and asked him to help with her effort to protect the education of girlsâŠ
- Schoolhouse Rock! (American television series)
Schoolhouse Rock!, American television series of three-minute musical cartoons with educational lyrics created to teach children concepts in mathematics, grammar, science, history, civics, and economics. Airing on Saturday mornings as cartoon-episode interstitials during ABC networkâs childrenâs
- schooling behaviour (animal behavior)
schooling behaviour, Activity characteristic of clupeiform fish (herrings, anchovies, and allies) in which many fish swim together, appearing to act as a single organism. A school of herring may contain many millions of individuals of roughly similar size. Fishes above or below the size limit break
- Schoolmaster Ni Huanzhi (novel by Ye Shengtao)
Ye Shengtao: âŠthe novel Ni Huanzhi (Schoolmaster Ni Huanzhi), which chronicles the life and times of an intellectual from the time of the Chinese Revolution of 1911â12 to 1927, when the Northern Expedition against warlords came to an abrupt end. The novel was recognized as one of the landmarks of theâŠ
- schoolmasterâs bench (furniture)
settle: âŠsometimes called a schoolmasterâs, or parsonâs, bench.
- Schoolmasterâs Tour, The (work by Rowlandson and Combe)
Thomas Rowlandson: His series of drawings âThe Schoolmasterâs Tour,â accompanied by verses of William Combe, was published in the new Poetical Magazine (1809â11) launched by the art publisher Rudolph Ackermann, who was Rowlandsonâs chief employer. The same collaboration of designer, author, and publisher resulted in the popular Dr. Syntax seriesâTour ofâŠ
- Schoolmaster, The (work by Ascham)
Roger Ascham: The Scholemaster, written in simple, lucid English prose and published posthumously in 1570, is Aschamâs best-known book. It presents an effective method of teaching Latin prose composition, but its larger concerns are with the psychology of learning, the education of the whole person, and the idealâŠ
- Schools Pact (Belgium [1958])
Gaston Eyskens: âŠlong-standing dispute by enacting the Schools Pact, which granted equal financial aid to public and parochial schools. In 1960, realizing that Belgium could no longer handle the political and economic problems of the Belgian Congo, he persuaded Parliament to grant independence to that colony. Belgiumâs internal economic problems, as wellâŠ
- Schools We Need and Why We Donât Have Them, The (work by Hirsch)
E.D. Hirsch, Jr.: âŠFairness and Core Knowledge (1991), The Schools We Need and Why We Donât Have Them (1996), The Knowledge Deficit (2006), and The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools (2009).
- schoolstrijd (Dutch political issue)
education: The Netherlands: The first modern school law in the Netherlands was passed in 1801, when the government laid down the principle that each parish had the right to open and maintain schools. A debate between the proponents of denominational and nondenominational schools went on during the 19th century. The controversyâŠ
- schooner (ship)
schooner, a sailing ship rigged with fore-and-aft sails on its two or more masts. To the foremast there may also be rigged one or more square topsails or, more commonly, one or more jib sails or Bermuda sails (triangular sails extending forward to the bowsprit or jibboom). Though it probably was
- Schooner, The (collage by Cornell)
Joseph Cornell: âŠearliest extant collage, known as The Schooner (1931), is a small image of a ship at sea with a rose containing a spider on a spiderweb as one part of the shipâs sails. Those early works were inspired by Ernstâs collage-novel La Femme 100 tĂȘtes (1929; The Hundred Headless Woman),âŠ
- Schooreel, Jan van (Dutch artist and engineer)
Jan van Scorel was a Dutch humanist, architect, engineer, and painter who established the painting style of the Italian Renaissance in Holland, just as his teacher Jan Gossaert did in Brussels. Scorel studied with several local artists, but by 1517 he was in Utrecht working with Gossaert, who