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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
Trump has nominated Linda McMahon, the former head of wrestling’s WWE and his previous Small Business Administration administrator, as education secretary, and former TV doctor and unsuccessful Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The secretaries of state, education, and homeland security are also supposed to provide guidance for colleges and universities about how to report antisemitism by aliens that could be grounds for investigation or deportation.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
The group’s work also includes providing technical assistance, education and training to L.G.B.T.Q. people.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Annie earned her master's degree from Auburn with Jake there to celebrate
After graduating with her bachelor's degree from Auburn in 2017, Annie continued her education and got her Master of Science from Auburn in 2019.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The secretaries of state, education, and homeland security are also supposed to provide guidance for colleges and universities about how to report antisemitism by aliens that could be grounds for investigation or deportation.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
The group’s work also includes providing technical assistance, education and training to L.G.B.T.Q. people.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Annie earned her master's degree from Auburn with Jake there to celebrate
After graduating with her bachelor's degree from Auburn in 2017, Annie continued her education and got her Master of Science from Auburn in 2019.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for education
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Critics said the move depletes the government of vital data sources on American schooling and all but decimated the agency’s research division.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Beyond New Beginnings was created to help young women, between the ages of 18 and 26, with low income housing, completion of a high school diploma, attending post-secondary schooling or full-time employment.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Come for circle time, songs, an art activity, and a literacy take-home project.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Given this dearth of knowledge, the two friends decided to team up and start a podcast, Earn Your Leisure, which teaches financial literacy specifically catered to Black audiences who have historically been shut out of financial systems.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Cameron started his teaching career at R. T. Coles Vocational School and taught at Lincoln High School before landing a position heading the language and literature department at Penn Valley Community College.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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Eliminating programs designed to elevate the quality of education will set back efforts to improve the teaching profession and student outcomes.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.—
Rachael Levy and Marisa Taylor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to two sources with knowledge of the game plan, both teams have been in contact with Concacaf officials and are monitoring the weather.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the Fort Worth Independent School District and across Texas, conversations about literacy instruction have largely focused on the early grades.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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The instructions said the test would take 20 minutes and require a pack of lancets.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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But if that report card provided a grainy Polaroid of what's happening in schools, the Education Recovery Scorecard offers a high-resolution digital photo, allowing researchers to zoom in to student learning at the district level in some 8,700 school districts.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Like so many other products influenced by machine learning, Spotify’s playlists can’t generate something new—say, a wholly fresh and unheard sound—for its users.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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As depicted in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, José, attending Southern Illinois University on a swimming scholarship, met blond beauty queen Mary Louise Andersen, a lively communications major two years his senior who everyone called Kitty.—
Roy Trakin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Elgin Area Chamber offering eight college scholarships The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce and its economic development program, Elgin Development Group, are offering eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing further education.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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