private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Charters would also be forbidden from contracting with religious vendors or a private school to serve students.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Chicago, like many cities, has unequal education opportunities — wealthier families choose private schools or move to the suburbs, while low-income Black and Latino children are trapped in failing, underenrolled public schools with weak academics, poor oversight and little accountability.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Unlike private school vouchers, which states can limit in various ways, charter school funding is integrated into the statutory framework of financing public education.
—Derek W. Black, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
With the law's passage, Texas becomes the 16th state to extend public funding eligibility for private school tuition to all students.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Chicago, like many cities, has unequal education opportunities — wealthier families choose private schools or move to the suburbs, while low-income Black and Latino children are trapped in failing, underenrolled public schools with weak academics, poor oversight and little accountability.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Unlike private school vouchers, which states can limit in various ways, charter school funding is integrated into the statutory framework of financing public education.
—Derek W. Black, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
With the law's passage, Texas becomes the 16th state to extend public funding eligibility for private school tuition to all students.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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