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Recent Examples of public school
Like Invest in Kids, this initiative would offer families a lifeline if their public school isn’t meeting their child’s needs.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Johnson was a public school teacher for more than 30 years and also spent 15 years volunteering in the Catawba County Schools system.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Unfunded pension liabilities for California’s government employees, including public school teachers, have been a longstanding issue.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
School Board members must remember that their constituents are not only public school students and their parents, but Broward taxpayers as well.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Johnson was a public school teacher for more than 30 years and also spent 15 years volunteering in the Catawba County Schools system.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Unfunded pension liabilities for California’s government employees, including public school teachers, have been a longstanding issue.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
School Board members must remember that their constituents are not only public school students and their parents, but Broward taxpayers as well.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 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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DeJean's old high school was covered this week with posters and signs celebrating their hometown hero.—
Matt Breen The Philadelphia Inquirer,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Leaving prison with $20 and a high school equivalency certificate, Fauteck straightened up.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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While money that students and families contribute to the account can be withdrawn, the city said the goal is for it to be put toward post-secondary education, such as college or a trade school.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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The Generation Lab conducts polling using a demographically representative sample frame of college students at community colleges, technical colleges, trade schools and public and private four-year institutions.—
Erica Pandey,
Axios,
9 Jan. 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.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Evanston Academy will turn into a junior high school for seventh and eighth graders who previously attended Withrow.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2024
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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 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 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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Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine 🏃🏾♂️. March 10 — Free agent negotiating period begins.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Porter donated books for a grammar school library in the South Pacific country from 2006 until 2020.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
6 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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