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Recent Examples of boarding school
The school opened in 1879, starting a dark and shameful period in U.S. history known as the Indian boarding school era.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP President Biden on Monday will announce a new national monument to tell the story of the more than 400 boarding schools where tens of thousands of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children were sent for assimilation.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
In the 19th century halls of Bryanston boarding school, friendships took root around fantasy and magic.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
The film explores intergenerational trauma inflicted by the boarding school system.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP President Biden on Monday will announce a new national monument to tell the story of the more than 400 boarding schools where tens of thousands of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children were sent for assimilation.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
In the 19th century halls of Bryanston boarding school, friendships took root around fantasy and magic.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
The film explores intergenerational trauma inflicted by the boarding school system.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for boarding school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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In this teen drama, Carpenter plays a prep school classmate of Black student Starr (Amandla Stenberg), who witnesses a cop shoot and kill her unarmed friend after a routine traffic stop.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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When Manhattan’s elite want to make sure their offspring get into the prep school and then college of their choice, Lawrence Grey is the man to call no matter their grades, test scores or personality.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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Because the thing is that, According to Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are now deep into discussions about what will happen to Prince George once his time at preparatory school ends.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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About 600 girls up to ninth grade attend this elementary/preparatory school, located inside the Qalandia refugee camp.Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
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Everyone, from high school dropouts to Ph.D.s, goes to the supermarket.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Are high schools in Nebraska just not developing players who can make the jump to the modern Big Ten in comparison to other areas of the country?Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Republican party and wealthy interests pulled this recall move on Gavin during the pandemic, capitalizing on frustration over public schools being closed.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Video from Fox 11 News showed the elementary school engulfed in flames.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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There are several elementary schools in our neighborhood and there was an enormous community effort to evacuate the children safely.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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The status quo of early morning bells in secondary schools—and somewhat later bells in elementary schools—is biologically backwards.Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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Reopening schools will not be as easy as just opening doors.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Info Ht 6-3 Wt 212 Years remaining 2 HS graduation year 2022 Recruiting rank 4-star (No. 43) QB In portal Ohio State Buckeyes 30 TJ Finley Former Team Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Tulane will be the fifth school for the Louisiana native and former LSU signee.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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