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as in schooling
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs
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as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
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Recent Examples of education
Thaden's Lower School -- located directly south of Thaden's current campus -- will have a program blending outdoor education and the arts, according to a July 18 news release from Thaden.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
Goals American Royal wants its new, larger campus to put Wyandotte at the center of food and agriculture events and education in the region.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Respondents want stable housing, job security, health care, education and a good partner and worry about larger forces like politics and climate change.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Silas Allen is an education reporter focusing on challenges and possible solutions in Fort Worth’s school system.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
Goals American Royal wants its new, larger campus to put Wyandotte at the center of food and agriculture events and education in the region.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Respondents want stable housing, job security, health care, education and a good partner and worry about larger forces like politics and climate change.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Silas Allen is an education reporter focusing on challenges and possible solutions in Fort Worth’s school system.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for education
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The bill creates a voucher-like program called education savings account, allowing parents to use $10,000 in state dollars to pay for their child’s private school education or home schooling.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Raised by an artist father—with plenty of gallery visits as well as creative schooling—Callis gravitated toward the unique artistic expression that is fashion.—
Darryn King,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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It’s lived out in real-time, through team wellness programs, financial literacy workshops, intentional family support, and shared moments of joy.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Eggers has written nearly 50 books, runs an international youth literacy organization and his many honors include a Newbery Medal, The American Book Award, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education and the TED Prize.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the teaching of a wide range of methods is an essential part of the program and allows students to undertake their own, independent research projects at the end of every year.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Legislature in 2021 passed a resolution opposing the teaching of critical race theory — a subset of critical theory — in public schools.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2025
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Another lawsuit, from the state of Maine, lists and provides photographs of a litany of internal industry documents showing industry knowledge of the threat of climate change.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Last week, Fyre Festival organizers fired back at the Playa del Carmen's statement saying the Mexican city's government had no knowledge of the event.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Or, to extrapolate Anderson’s hacks to this example, creating a competition with a sales incentive would be significantly more impactful than barking instructions.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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To qualify as religious release time, educational instruction must take place off campus, with parental permission and with no public funding.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hugo’s success comes from adaptability, innovation, and constant learning.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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That’s because different students have different learning needs, for a variety of reasons.—
K. Dara Hill,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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The settlement calls for scholarship limits to be replaced by roster limits.—
Eric Olson,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Policy experts and advocates have come up with proposals that include reserving 30 percent of scholarships for the Fulbright program, international fellowship, for those who are married or have children.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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