private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Its beach rights, private schools, and luxurious and charming downtown make it where Manhattan’s creative class go to breathe, according to New Jersey Real Estate Network.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Partner with NGOs, public schools and communities, not just private schools.
—Nina Greenwood, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But, in 2021, the state’s private school enrollment hovered around the national average of 9% of students.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Currently, 30 states and Washington, D.C., have at least one private school choice program, according to an Education Week analysis.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,lorie Konish,greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler,annie Nova,ana Teresa Solá,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 3 July 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Partner with NGOs, public schools and communities, not just private schools.
—Nina Greenwood, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But, in 2021, the state’s private school enrollment hovered around the national average of 9% of students.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Currently, 30 states and Washington, D.C., have at least one private school choice program, according to an Education Week analysis.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,lorie Konish,greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler,annie Nova,ana Teresa Solá,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 3 July 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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