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as in schooling
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs
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as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
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Recent Examples of education
Eric Hylton for Brown Township: Hylton is an incumbent candidate and is an education law attorney who has been serving on the school board for the past eight years.
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Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
In November 1994, immigrants and their families found themselves under siege as California voters overwhelmingly passed into law Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that sought to deny basic social services—such as healthcare and education—to undocumented immigrants and their families.
—Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Yes, four-year degrees are still important but so are good jobs as more consumers, parents, families and students question the value of a college education.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
In November 1994, immigrants and their families found themselves under siege as California voters overwhelmingly passed into law Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that sought to deny basic social services—such as healthcare and education—to undocumented immigrants and their families.
—Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Yes, four-year degrees are still important but so are good jobs as more consumers, parents, families and students question the value of a college education.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for education
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Zhou Dynasty During the Zhou dynasty in China from 1046 B.C. until 256 B.C., much of the schooling was likely done in village and district schools where young students learned to read and write using bamboo books.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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In Kentucky, a ballot initiative that would have allowed public money to go toward private schooling was defeated roughly 65% to 35% — the same margin as in Arizona in 2018 and the inverse of the margin by which Trump won Kentucky.Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
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In response, Meta has invested millions in its election fact-checking and media literacy initiatives and prohibits ads that discourage users from voting, question the election’s legitimacy or feature premature victory claims.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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True Tamplin covers topics in finance and business, with a focus on financial literacy, personal finance, and entrepreneurship.True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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And those teachings can have an impact at home as well as in the classroom.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Worship Now Tour Sponsored by World Vision, the Air1 Worship Now Tour is headlined by Crowder with We the Kingdom, CAIN, Passion, Jon Reddick and the inspirational teachings of special guest Louie Giglio.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Every bank review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of banking and lending products.Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Musk has had telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a source with knowledge of the matter, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Add the pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook to al dente according to package instructions, stirring occasionally.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ryan shrugs like, whatever, and gives an instruction to one of his workers.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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But over the last decade and a half, the goal of learning has given way to proxies for learning: grades and degrees.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Preventing the production of this protein prevented the recall of the memory of the learning experience in question.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Student of the Week offers schools the chance to celebrate teens who have placed in an art, dance or music competition, excelled in a science fair, won an essay contest, received a scholarship, were recognized for their volunteer service or have shined in some other way.Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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He was gifted enough to win a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out when Hampton invited him to tour with his band.Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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