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The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal had a funny story about the Red Sox drafting Bregman out of high school in 2012 and mispronouncing his name on draft day.
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Emma Grede dropped out of high school at 16 to pursue a career in fashion.
—Alexandra Ferreyros, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Drafted by the Royals out of high school as a shortstop in 2007, Cruz didn’t debut until 2022.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The nature of high school sports, however, is to find the next thing.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Emma Grede dropped out of high school at 16 to pursue a career in fashion.
—Alexandra Ferreyros, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Drafted by the Royals out of high school as a shortstop in 2007, Cruz didn’t debut until 2022.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The nature of high school sports, however, is to find the next thing.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high school
- public school
- junior high school
- senior high school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- middle school
- common school
- primary school
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There’s also pressure from City Hall to help address funding woes within the city’s public school system amid tense contract negotiations with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s closest political ally, the Chicago Teachers Union.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Federal funding made up 18% of Texas' public school budget for the 2021-2022 school year, compared with 23% in Mississippi — the highest in the nation — and just 7% in New York, the lowest, per USA Facts.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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While days were spent instructing junior high school students in the Washington area, Flack's nights coalesced around her budding music career.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The opinion was also discussed that the study course at the Litchfield junior high school is too heavy for children of that age.—
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Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 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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About six companies specially recruit junior and senior high school students every fall, according to its website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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The executive order directs the Department of Education to prioritize discretionary federal grants for school choice and to issue guidance on allocating funding for elementary and secondary school scholarships.—
Corey A. DeAngelis,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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They’re already taught in schools, secondary schools and universities, around the world, and that always surprises me.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Soon the boys were enrolling at Pasadena Unified elementary schools — and all three would eventually attend Muir.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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There’s broad consensus among education researchers that the best way to teach students in early elementary school how to read is through explicit phonics instruction.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Pasadena middle school had welcomed Villegas as a 12-year-old from Mexico.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Details: Harding and Callanan middle schools will close by fiscal years 2032 and 2036, respectively.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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The Putnam County Charter School System said in a statement on Facebook that Janet was a primary school teacher.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Benedict School was closed after a successful term and the primary school will be closed for a month or so. Joseph Nachbar of St. Benedict is busy putting up ice.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20school. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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