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![[Large group of school children, with their teacher, standing in a town street]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvbGFyZ2UtZ3JvdXAtb2Ytc2Nob29sLWNoaWxkcmVuLXdpdGgtdGhlaXItdGVhY2hlci1zdGFuZGluZy1pbi1hLXRvd24tc3RyZWV0LWJjYzNmOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/258/jpg "[Large group of school children, with their teacher, standing in a town street]")
![[Grade school children posed in classroom, with teacher standing in back of room, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvZ3JhZGUtc2Nob29sLWNoaWxkcmVuLXBvc2VkLWluLWNsYXNzcm9vbS13aXRoLXRlYWNoZXItc3RhbmRpbmctaW4tYmFjay1vZi1yb29tLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Grade school children posed in classroom, with teacher standing in back of room, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Children crossing street with police officer]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvY2hpbGRyZW4tY3Jvc3Npbmctc3RyZWV0LXdpdGgtcG9saWNlLW9mZmljZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Children crossing street with police officer]")
![[Group of workers, including boys and girls, standing outdoors]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvZ3JvdXAtb2Ytd29ya2Vycy1pbmNsdWRpbmctYm95cy1hbmQtZ2lybHMtc3RhbmRpbmctb3V0ZG9vcnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Group of workers, including boys and girls, standing outdoors]")
![[Elementary school children standing and watching teacher write at blackboard, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvZWxlbWVudGFyeS1zY2hvb2wtY2hpbGRyZW4tc3RhbmRpbmctYW5kLXdhdGNoaW5nLXRlYWNoZXItd3JpdGUtYXQtYmxhY2tib2FyZC02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Elementary school children standing and watching teacher write at blackboard, Washington, D.C.]")
![Pupils of school & group of anti-royalists, Tabriz, Persia [Large group of uniformed children with adults in rear; large balconied building with striped columns in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDgvMDEvMDEvcHVwaWxzLW9mLXNjaG9vbC1hbmQtZ3JvdXAtb2YtYW50aS1yb3lhbGlzdHMtdGFicml6LXBlcnNpYS1sYXJnZS1ncm91cC1vZi11bmlmb3JtZWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "Pupils of school & group of anti-royalists, Tabriz, Persia [Large group of uniformed children with adults in rear; large balconied building with striped columns in background]")
![[African American school children and teacher, studying leaves out of doors]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvYWZyaWNhbi1hbWVyaWNhbi1zY2hvb2wtY2hpbGRyZW4tYW5kLXRlYWNoZXItc3R1ZHlpbmctbGVhdmVzLW91dC1vZi1kb29ycy02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[African American school children and teacher, studying leaves out of doors]")
