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The Supreme Court: Desegregating Schools

Desegregating SchoolsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court Let's take a close look at Warren'…

High School and College Graduates

Find the number of high school and college graduates in the United States.   High school College1 School year Men Women Total2 Men Women Total 1899–1900 38,000…

Brewer's: Italic School of Philosophy

The Pythagorean, so called because Pythagoras taught in Italy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Italic VersionItalian of Asia A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Leg of Mutton School

(The). So Eckhart called those authors who lauded their patrons in prose or verse, under the hope of gaining a commission, a living, or, at the very least, a dinner for their pains.…

Age of U.S. Public Schools

The Question: On average, how old are the public schools in the United States? The Answer: As of 2010, according to National Center for Education…

Number of U.S. Public Schools

The Question: What is the total number of public schools in the 50 states? The Answer: According to the National Center for Education…

Brewer's: Blue-coat School

Christ's Hospital is so called because the boys there wear a long blue coat girded at the loins with a leather belt. Some who attend the mathematical school are termed King's boys, and…

Brewer's: Board School (A)

An undenominational elementary school managed by a School Board, and supported by a parliamentary grant collected by a rate. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Silver Fork School

Those novelists who are sticklers for etiquette and the graces of society, such as Theodore Hook, Lady Blessington, Mrs. Trollope, and Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton). Source:…