private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter snubbed the capital's elite private schools to enroll Amy, whose elder brothers were already grown, at a public elementary school.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Louisiana’s voucher program, similarly, required participating private schools to administer state student achievement tests just like public schools did.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
In the Eighties and Nineties, student groups tended to be formed along private school/state school lines, among rugger buggers and debaters, actors and engineers.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
Bentley won't be at the Franklin private school immediately.
—Tom Kreager, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Louisiana’s voucher program, similarly, required participating private schools to administer state student achievement tests just like public schools did.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
In the Eighties and Nineties, student groups tended to be formed along private school/state school lines, among rugger buggers and debaters, actors and engineers.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
Bentley won't be at the Franklin private school immediately.
—Tom Kreager, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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