Sunday school

noun

Definition of Sunday schoolnext
as in charter school

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  1. charter school
  2. secondary school
  3. elementary school
  4. magnet school
  5. primary school
  6. high school
  7. public school
  8. common school
Noun
  • Whether or not candidates were backed by pro-charter groups or supported the growth of charter schools in IPS was not top of mind with some voters in Indianapolis.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Politics controlled the pulse of the meeting around two main issues: the antisemitism called out in the Rev. Johnson’s social media and the closure of seven Acero charter schools.
    Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of charter school
Noun
  • All twelve of Gaza’s universities, and some eighty-five per cent of its primary and secondary schools, have been irrevocably damaged.
    Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The Bureau of Indian Education funds 183 elementary and secondary schools and residential facilities across the nation.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • Cosby began her career as a teacher in an IPS elementary school and is program chair and professor of education at the Ivy Tech Community College campus in Indianapolis.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Kids in elementary school needs a focus on reassurance, McWilliams Barndt said.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • Warnock’s words were similar to his message earlier that day at a magnet school with a student body that is three-quarters Black and counts Diana Ross as an alumna.
    Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The sandlot-like multipurpose field for SOCES, a public magnet school in the San Fernando Valley, is home to its football team.
    BENJAMIN ROYER, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of magnet school
Noun
  • Since then, it has been relocated to a nearby primary school.
    UNICEF USA, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Kingston Golden Pils, a fresh take on the European Pils named after Holland’s hometown; Edge Hill Hazy IPA, a New-England style hoppy named after Holland’s primary school; and Noon Wheat, a nod to Tom’s beloved schnauzer of the same name.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of primary school
Noun
  • The organization, created in 2002 after four students at a Jefferson County high school died by suicide in a nine-month period, is branching out beyond the Front Range.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The property was once envisioned as the site of a high school but now sits vacant.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of high school
Noun
  • Correa is a longtime Orange County resident, growing up in Anaheim public schools.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But for most of his career, Walz worked as a public school teacher and football coach, the type of middle-income job that doesn't lend itself to building a large nest egg.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of public school
Noun
  • With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky: The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Of that, $45 million would go to the state’s common school fund and another $45 million would be earmarked for prizes.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
Definition of common school
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