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charter school

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Definition of charter school

as in magnet school

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Recent Examples of charter school The charter school ranked among the top elementary, middle and high schools across the county. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026 The litigation, filed on behalf of holders of charter school revenue bonds issued by the California School Finance Authority, led to the appointment of a receiver to find a buyer for the property. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Multiple teachers and coaches at El Camino Real have been placed on administrative leave, the latest in a series of changes at the Woodland Hills charter school. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Idea Public Schools, Texas’ largest charter school network, was investigated from 2021 to 2024 by the state’s chief charter school regulator amid allegations of lavish spending on private jets and parachute payments to leaders. — Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charter school

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The magnet school was among the district's strategies to attract students from across the city.

— Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Then, in 2009, the school district opened Terra, another entirely magnet school that sits on the northern edge of Killian’s attendance boundary.

— Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnet school

Noun

Despite those difficulties, Fiesta Hispana remained free and continued its support of educational opportunities for high school and college students and nonprofit organizations.

— J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
But the changes came after the early signing day for high school recruits and just before the transfer portal opened — not much time for new staffers to assess FSU’s personnel and fortify its roster.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Roughly 12 hours after Georgia Tech announced one of its students was missing, the Midtown Atlanta public school said he’s been found.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
End-of-year ATLAS results for Arkansas public school students showed a rise in student proficiency in math and English across grade levels from spring 2025 to spring 2026, according to the Education Department.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Can states ban transgender kids from playing sports in grammar school, when boys and girls routinely play on the same teams?

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026

Definition of grammar school

Noun

The museum tends to attract a broad swath of ages, from middle school on up to senior citizens—though school vacation periods do bring in a younger, elementary school–aged crowd, too.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Three children and a woman were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle near a Modesto elementary school.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Murphy noted that George, however, is the first future monarch to attend a secondary school like Eton in the age of smartphones and social media, requiring even more privacy precautions than in the past.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Whether students are considering college, trade school or another path altogether, families increasingly want evidence that the choice will pay off.

— Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade school

Noun

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
Becerra was quiet and serious when Franco first met him in junior high school, but slowly warmed up to other students.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior high school

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