alternative school

noun

: an elementary or secondary school with a nontraditional curriculum

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One of the schools that received an F was an alternative school in the Navajo County Accommodation District. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 Crossroads is an alternative school, designed to serve students temporarily. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024 Multiple efforts that supported giving parents public funds to spend on private or alternative schools fared poorly in the 2024 election. Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 She was well known for her support of school choice and school voucher programs, which allow parents to take federal funds and use them for alternative schools. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alternative school 

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alternative school was in 1969

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“Alternative school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20school. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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