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Recent Examples of common school
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
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Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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
These programs are making mountain biking a common school sport.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 May 2024
While my office receives state dollars for each student taught, these two schools don’t have access to other funding mechanisms available to common school districts.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
A number of provisions of the state's Constitution require that public funds be used only for the common school system.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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
These programs are making mountain biking a common school sport.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 May 2024
While my office receives state dollars for each student taught, these two schools don’t have access to other funding mechanisms available to common school districts.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
A number of provisions of the state's Constitution require that public funds be used only for the common school system.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for common school
- high school
- public school
- secondary school
- trade school
- primary school
- senior high school
- junior high school
- elementary school
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Dear Eric: An old high school girlfriend of my husband’s (more than 40 years) creates social media posts about him and tags him, including photos of him or of the two of them together.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The Australian high school student, now 14, had only performed in one school play before deciding to put herself out there for Bring Her Back, a horror movie from directors Danny and Michael Phiippou, the twisted minds behind 2023’s Talk to Me.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Díaz began his career as a social-studies teacher and coached baseball in Miami-Dade County public schools.—
Dara Kam,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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In Gaines County — the epicenter of the current outbreak — about 90% of public school students were up-to-date on their measles vaccine by middle school, but fewer than half of students had their shots in a few individual schools.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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The measure sponsored by Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, called for restricting participation in girls sports at the elementary and secondary school levels to biological females as determined by genetics and reproductive organs.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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And every year, 23 million more girls are completing secondary school compared to a decade ago.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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While there's still a healthy demand for community colleges and four-year university programs, the financial incentives for trade schools in most states are hard to ignore.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Community Colleges and Trade Schools Community colleges and trade schools provide affordable, classes that equip students with workforce-ready skills in a short time.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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After the show, the garden–which has won a Best in Show Silver-will be relocated to a primary school in Arbroath to inspire creativity and connection with nature.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Founded in 1912, Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Tokyo office is inside an old primary school (shown below).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Baker’s 14-year-old daughter and Todd’s 14-year-old son were both in the junior high school class that Evans was teaching at the time, the mothers said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Isabel’s dedication to her craft is evident in her commitment to vocal training in both classical voice and musical theatre, having worked with her current voice teacher since junior high school.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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In 2019, Hardin pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in connection with the 1997 rape of a Rogers elementary school teacher, according to previous reports from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Parker Mancino,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Plans call for work to be done at Kimball and Kenyon Woods middle schools and Century Oaks and Glenbrook elementary schools as the district moves sixth-grade classes into middle schools and adds early learning centers at elementary schools, among other changes.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Common school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20school. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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