private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Pro-school choice Democrats maintain that some of the dollars that do not go toward private school tuition can be used to benefit local public schools.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Many of Idaho’s private schools are also concentrated in more urban areas.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
On Wednesday, lawmakers fully passed a budget bill that maintained school funding at last year’s level, increased funding for a scholarship program that goes to private schools and spends more general revenue than the state is expected to take in.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The writers most affected by the industry downturn are the ones who couldn’t afford private school in the first place.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 May 2026
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Many of Idaho’s private schools are also concentrated in more urban areas.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
On Wednesday, lawmakers fully passed a budget bill that maintained school funding at last year’s level, increased funding for a scholarship program that goes to private schools and spends more general revenue than the state is expected to take in.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The writers most affected by the industry downturn are the ones who couldn’t afford private school in the first place.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 May 2026
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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