charter school

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Recent Examples of charter school However, homeschoolers affiliated with a public charter school can frequently receive education benefits to enhance their homeschooling. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Now, a new contender is attempting to become America’s first religious charter school. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 State legislators also introduced the Innovative School District program in 2016, which allowed low-performing public schools to be turned over to an outside group, such as a charter school operator. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026 The preliminary injunction granted by Russell allows the school to operate in the state’s charter school program while litigation continues. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charter school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter school
Noun
  • The district also plans to open a new K-8 magnet school with an arts emphasis at Hulstrom's current campus in Northglenn.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The district will use the school’s old building to open a K-8 magnet school with an arts emphasis.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Emerging Filmmakers Program brings middle and high school students into screenings, discussions and workshops.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In 2017, a 16-year-old student armed with a rifle, pistols and a small grenade opened fire at a high school in southern France, wounding three students and the principal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As a Washington public school district and member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), Camas follows applicable state law and WIAA eligibility rules.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Republican has long pushed to eliminate DEI policies and restrict LGBTQ+ student clubs across public school districts.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Three children and a teacher were gunned down Thursday afternoon in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, according to police.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Three young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and a teenage suspect was fatally shot by a good Samaritan who pursued him.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The February attack on a secondary school in the small town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains was Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades, leaving eight people dead, including six children, and dozens wounded.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The 529 accounts are meant to invest for qualified educational expenses, such as college tuition, trade school, and student loans, among other expenses.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Financial literacy requirements need to be increased for high school graduation and admission to any American university as well as any trade school or enlistment in the United States military.
    — Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Goldee’s was opened in 2020 by former junior high school classmates Jonny White, Jalen Heard and Lane Milne.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.
    — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026

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