night school
noun
: high school or college classes that are taught at night for people who work during the day
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Central Texas school districts are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but Austin school officials sent out communication to families Sunday night school would be closed Tuesday in anticipation of bad weather.
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Nashville Christian Institute opened in 1940, first as a night school for working adults.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Nonetheless, Jacklyn graduated and went on to take secretarial classes before enrolling in night school.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 June 2025
In 1954, Wambaugh enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and then attended night school.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
During a Thursday night school board meeting, Commissioner Alisa Simmons advocated letting the public decide.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Later, in 1951, Rucker founded Georgia's first veterans' night school for African Americans.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Celina Sotomayor, the mother of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, went to night school here after the death of her husband, and graduated with an advanced nursing degree in 1973.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
During a Tuesday night school board meeting, three people signed up for public comments.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Nashville Christian Institute opened in 1940, first as a night school for working adults.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Nonetheless, Jacklyn graduated and went on to take secretarial classes before enrolling in night school.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 June 2025
In 1954, Wambaugh enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and then attended night school.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
During a Thursday night school board meeting, Commissioner Alisa Simmons advocated letting the public decide.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Later, in 1951, Rucker founded Georgia's first veterans' night school for African Americans.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Celina Sotomayor, the mother of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, went to night school here after the death of her husband, and graduated with an advanced nursing degree in 1973.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
During a Tuesday night school board meeting, three people signed up for public comments.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Night school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20school. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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