as in schools
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academies
While athletes are able to accept NIL deals with different branches of the military, players from service academies aren’t allowed to accept NIL deals because they are considered federal government employees.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Music academies are being created.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
At the military, naval, and air force academies, students also train to serve in the armed forces and generally don’t get summers off.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Many of those districts are home to segregation academies, which siphon off large numbers of white students.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
ProPublica identified 155 counties across the Deep South with private schools that likely opened as segregation academies.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Across the South, many of these schools are segregation academies.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
The front lines for the fight around affirmative action has moved to military academies after the Supreme Court banned the practice at most universities in 2023.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Music academies are being created.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
At the military, naval, and air force academies, students also train to serve in the armed forces and generally don’t get summers off.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Many of those districts are home to segregation academies, which siphon off large numbers of white students.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
ProPublica identified 155 counties across the Deep South with private schools that likely opened as segregation academies.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Across the South, many of these schools are segregation academies.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
The front lines for the fight around affirmative action has moved to military academies after the Supreme Court banned the practice at most universities in 2023.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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