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Recent Examples of public school
Many of those kids only have access to their local public schools.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In recent decades the nation’s public schools have been steadily resegregating.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Conservatives aren’t usually strong opponents of vouchers, but in Texas’s rural communities public schools are often both the only option for students and a major source of local employment.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Many Mennonite families don’t send children to public schools.
—Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In recent decades the nation’s public schools have been steadily resegregating.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Conservatives aren’t usually strong opponents of vouchers, but in Texas’s rural communities public schools are often both the only option for students and a major source of local employment.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Many Mennonite families don’t send children to public schools.
—Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public school
- high school
- trade school
- junior high school
- common school
- middle school
- secondary school
- grammar school
- senior high school
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There are over 322,000 adults ages 18 and over without a high school diploma and more than 120,000 who do not speak English well who live in communities all across our state.—
Larry Covino,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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As reported by sister site Deadline, Staite will recur during Season 4 as Jules Gardner, an FBI agent who went to high school with Asta, Liv , D’Arcy and Ben.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rotary holds scholarship raffle The Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary will hold a scholarship raffle to raise money for scholarships for Carlsbad students who are interested in furthering their education at college or trade schools.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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The missive, blasted to the account’s 4.2 million followers, was accompanied by screenshots of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the government form that determines eligibility for financial assistance in paying for college or trade school.—
Zach Montague,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The series at the time focused on Hayley Mills, who played the title character, and her students at an Indianapolis junior high school.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 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 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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Many of these players are lifers, kids who started at Kent Denver in middle school, with a few, like Fay, who had Schayes as their sixth-grade English teacher.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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But my daughters came home from middle school without any mention of it.—
Aya Shechter,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Jam formed in 1972 while all three band members were in secondary school, and their first album titled In the City released in 1977.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet, there is still clear consensus among sleep and health organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, that secondary schools should delay start times to optimize teens’ sleep, mood, health, safety, and learning opportunities.—
Lynne Peeples,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine 🏃🏾♂️. March 10 — Free agent negotiating period begins.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Dammers belonged to a generation that was pushed to pass the notorious eleven-plus exam and get into one of the United Kingdom’s supposedly superior grammar schools.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 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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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20school. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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