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attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.
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Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The latter highlighted the importance of the district’s universal free meal program due to federal budget cuts to social programs, like Section 8 and financial aid for higher education students.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The result is a generation of students entering higher education and the workforce facing difficulty in navigating complexity.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The latter highlighted the importance of the district’s universal free meal program due to federal budget cuts to social programs, like Section 8 and financial aid for higher education students.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The result is a generation of students entering higher education and the workforce facing difficulty in navigating complexity.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
Noun
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Cellphone usage continues to be one of the most contentious issues for education leaders.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those areas include voting, healthcare, and education literature.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the Invest Like the Best podcast, host Patrick O’Shaughnessy spoke with the software billionaire who walked away from the spotlight to reinvent schooling.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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In Bora Bora, trips with Bora Diving Center (by Eleuthera) are another good bet for seeing mantas and schooling eagle rays within the famous lagoon.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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The cost of college, meanwhile, has tripled over the last 30 years, with CollegeBoard data showing that tuition and fees costs $11,610 per year on average at public, in-state schools, and $30,780 for undergraduates from out of state.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Charter curriculum Charter schools are independent public schools of choice that do not charge tuition, as described by the Minnesota Department of Education.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The generally inadequate funding for many higher learning institutions in Africa compared to their global counterparts, a long-standing issue, is especially problematic in the AI era.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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The sun in Leo is hitting your sector of expansion, adventure, and higher learning.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
20 July 2025
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True to a Norv Turner teaching point, Herbert and Smith wing it far without elongating their delivery.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Laurie Maddalena didn't begin her career teaching leadership.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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