charter school

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Recent Examples of charter school These policies fueled rapid charter school expansion in Philadelphia and nationally. Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026 The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 The charter school serves grades 8-12 at that location and contracts for bus services. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026 According to their website, GEO is a charter school that enables students to take college courses and attain professional certifications while working toward their high school degree — free of charge — in partnership with Baton Rouge Community College. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for charter school
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Noun
  • To the left, drivers pay no mind to a flashing beacon announcing the school zone, said Gerardo Sandoval, a parent of a student at the south Charlotte magnet school.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Her daughter attends a CPS magnet school.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While in a game with an improved pace, high school athletes in Texas will receive valuable experience in a game more similar to the collegiate and professional levels.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • The task ahead of these workgroups will be to balance the need for stronger admissions policies and better high school preparation while ensuring access to the University of California for eligible students remains intact, according to a report that outlines the review process.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Education is a local-level function and the federal department only administers roughly 10% of public school funds nationwide.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • Statewide, public school leaders say there is urgency to improving their financial picture.
    Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • After Cathedral School, a grammar school across Gough Street, closed, Sacred Heart Cathedral arranged a long-term lease and turned that lot into a too-small grass practice field for football, soccer and lacrosse, called Coach Bill Henneberry Practice Field.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Collier won a place at a grammar school and then at Oxford.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • At Hi-Mount, according to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction records, average daily attendance in recent years has been around 75%, which is very low for an elementary school.
    Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026
  • Lopez started fishing nearly two months ago with his longtime friend from elementary school.
    Dante Estrada, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In the Boston case, the states argued that the policy impedes their ability to hire primary and secondary school educators and to staff public colleges and universities, will stymie academic research and will lead to a decline in medical workers.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • The march was organized by the Confederation of Chilean Students and supported by other organizations, including the Teachers’ Union, secondary school student associations, and feminist groups.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • More than 90% of the children in the student advocate program were accepted into college, trade school or the military after graduating high school, according to program records.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
  • With only about a month left before graduation, eligible high school seniors across Los Angeles County still have time to claim scholarship funding worth up to $1,500 to pay for college, trade school or other education expenses.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The beginning of Operation Homecoming, the return of POWs, was scheduled for the same night as the junior high school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Saturday, February 10, 1973, just a few weeks after the official signing of the Paris Peace Accords, ending America’s military involvement in Vietnam.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Next year, the city’s junior high school campuses will have a more restrictive policy that includes limiting cellphone use during lunch.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026

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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter%20school. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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