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Recent Examples of public school
Troy High School often has the highest, or among the highest, SAT scores among public schools in the state, according to data from the state Department of Education.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Texas education commissioner Mike Morath recently urged lawmakers to bar cellphones from public schools.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
The pop singer and Shapiro-Barnum visited a Brooklyn elementary public school class for the episode exclusively premiering with Rolling Stone on Monday.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Elementary teachers and veteran K-12 educators were the least likely to recommend people pursue teaching as a career, according to a Pew Research Center survey of public school teachers.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Texas education commissioner Mike Morath recently urged lawmakers to bar cellphones from public schools.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
The pop singer and Shapiro-Barnum visited a Brooklyn elementary public school class for the episode exclusively premiering with Rolling Stone on Monday.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Elementary teachers and veteran K-12 educators were the least likely to recommend people pursue teaching as a career, according to a Pew Research Center survey of public school teachers.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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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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The organization, created in 2002 after four students at a Jefferson County high school died by suicide in a nine-month period, is branching out beyond the Front Range.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The property was once envisioned as the site of a high school but now sits vacant.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The electronics retailer, which employs 1,750, including 200 part-timers, runs its own training program, works with trade schools to find workers and also receives applicants by referral.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Interest in these programs is growing, with trade school enrollment increasing by 16% since data tracking started in 2018.Chris Moore, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kids at Evanston Academy, which would turn into the district's junior high school for the east corridor, would then go to Frederick Douglass instead.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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Of that, $45 million would go to the state’s common school fund and another $45 million would be earmarked for prizes.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
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Prince George's County schools in Maryland are installing vape detectors in the bathrooms of all its high schools and some middle schools, a representative tells Axios.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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That vision includes several middle schools and a more efficient transportation system.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
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All twelve of Gaza’s universities, and some eighty-five per cent of its primary and secondary schools, have been irrevocably damaged.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Bureau of Indian Education funds 183 elementary and secondary schools and residential facilities across the nation.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Upon graduating from Harvard, John Adams became a grammar school teacher.Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
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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.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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Our education should include practical lifetime skills such as a general financial class in junior or senior high school, civics, and unadulterated American history.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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At Wayne Local Schools, Shelby Herlihy is the new assistant principal at the junior/senior high school and Kevin Wright is the new director of student services and special education.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20school. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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