Young school boys eating sugar cane on their way back home from school, Masindi, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

A school boy gets a lift home on the back of a bicycle, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Bored student sitting at desk in classroom

Student reading book at desk in classroom

Close up of student wearing bow tie and eyeglasses

Student talking at desk in classroom

Variety of pencils in cups on store shelves

Variety of multicolor pencils

Going back to school.

Going back to school.

Going back to school.

Going back to school.

Going back to school.

Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

School boy, 9, studying the train timetable, Central railway station in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Morning report in the Indian school system at a school in Lamdon, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Himalayas, Asia

Portrait of black ethnic girl in college in autumn with college in background, back to school

Redhead woman in studio photography dancing college student on a blue background, back to school

Black ethnic girl in college college in autumn back to school

Early morning on the Campus Westend of Goethe University, lecture halls on the right, buildings of the faculty of law and faculty of economic sciences at the back left, Europaturm telecommunications tower at the back, nicknamed "Ginnheimer Spargel", Frank

Portrait of black ethnic girl sitting in college doing classwork or studying for an exam on back to school

Portrait of black ethnic girl smiling early in the morning going to college on back to school

Aerial view, Uni-Tech-Center at front, Technologiezentrum Ruhr, centre, MA-Building of the Faculty of Medicine at back, Bochum, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Rocks and minerals corner, the old school at back, Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, Museum of traditional Cretan life, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Europe

University library in Heidelberg, interior view, art nouveau, staircase, circular stairs, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Christ falls under the cross (17th century Neapolitan school) Confraternity of Saints Peter and CatherineThe Good Friday Procession in Savona is a religious event, which dates back to 1200 AD in the Middle Ages. Savona; Liguria; Italy.

Christ falls under the cross (17th century Neapolitan school) Confraternity of Saints Peter and CatherineThe Good Friday Procession in Savona is a religious event, which dates back to 1200 AD in the Middle Ages. Savona; Liguria; Italy.

Row of school buses aligned and parked.

Tanji Village, African Muslim girls wearing white headscarves attending a class at the Ousman Bun Afan Islamic school, Girls in foreground looking back towards the camera, Tanji, Western Gambia, The Gambia

USA, New York, New York City, Portrait of boy (8-9) in face mask standing on sidewalk

USA, New York, New York City, Boy walking in residential district