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Schools also must navigate distrust dating back to the U.S. government’s campaign to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools.
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, and Morgan Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
About 7,800 children from more than 140 tribes were sent to the Carlisle boarding school, which ran from 1879 to 1918.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
President Biden on Monday formally designated the former site of a notorious boarding school for Native American children as a national monument, issuing a formal apology for the practice of forcibly removing children to such schools.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, and Morgan Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
Some critics of President Biden may dismiss his recent apology of the federal Indian boarding schools as a strategy to win votes in what was a tight presidential election race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
About 7,800 children from more than 140 tribes were sent to the Carlisle boarding school, which ran from 1879 to 1918.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
President Biden on Monday formally designated the former site of a notorious boarding school for Native American children as a national monument, issuing a formal apology for the practice of forcibly removing children to such schools.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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Compared with many other area prep schools, this one has more students and more money.Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Three top players in the CCC – Bela Cucuta of Newington, who averaged almost 25 ppg last year; Callie Cosgrove of Conard, who scored her 1,000th point as a junior last year and E.O. Smith’s Jill Dingler, who helped her team to a state title two years ago, are all at prep schools.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 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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When Gottlieb injured her knee as a high school senior, Auriemma reached out to offer his help.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adams, a native of Columbia, S.C., graduated from high school as Valedictorian and was a member of the first officer class of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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That opens one of the top public school coaching positions in the Southland. . .Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s no small achievement given the big challenges Baltimore public schools face.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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After stints as an elementary school teacher and a federal public defender.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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So at the start of this school year, the district decided to name its K-8 elementary school after her, celebrating her 30+ years of dedication.Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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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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Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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To celebrate his nomination, Williams spoke to 800 secondary school students and fashion, music and films students at UNESCO headquarters at a screening of his LEGO biopic Piece by Piece.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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In September, the league’s board of directors voted unanimously to add five Mountain West Conference schools–Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Utah State–come July 1, 2026.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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As of this week — thanks to $60,000 from BJ's Wholesale Club — there are four more schools with free food for students and their families.The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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