private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Unlike our neighborhood public schools, private schools are not legally required to follow a child’s individualized education program (IEP) or provide the specialized therapies and equipment guaranteed in the public system.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Nearly 180,000 students did not attend public school and were in either private school, were home-schooled, or were too young to attend kindergarten.
—April 5, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
My kids went to a private school with the children of a real Russian oligarch and others whose families were fantastically rich.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Ochoa’s snide speech about his privileged private school becomes a wrenching aria of desolation and need.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Nearly 180,000 students did not attend public school and were in either private school, were home-schooled, or were too young to attend kindergarten.
—April 5, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
My kids went to a private school with the children of a real Russian oligarch and others whose families were fantastically rich.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Ochoa’s snide speech about his privileged private school becomes a wrenching aria of desolation and need.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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