charter school

noun

Definition of charter schoolnext
as in magnet school

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Recent Examples of charter school School board races in many urban districts become contests between teachers unions and charter school advocacy groups, according to Sarah Reckhow, a Michigan State University political science professor. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Sylvia Mitchell, a former Miami charter school principal and charter school network executive in Texas. — Austin Horn july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 The lawsuit, filed by Kelly Mason, dates back to a years-old legal dispute between Donalds and Mason over a charter school they were both involved in. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 His wife, Janine, founded a Philadelphia charter school and is an advocate for school choice. — Eric Lau, Washington Post, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for charter school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter school
  1. magnet school
  2. high school
  3. public school
  4. grammar school
  5. elementary school
  6. secondary school
  7. trade school
  8. junior high school
Noun
  • In both cases, Parkview would remain a magnet school without a zone, and Hall, which the state Board of Education recently gave the district permission to run as a conversion charter school, would operate as a personalized hybrid learning campus.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • Swain scored 1,509 points over four years at Columbus Africentric Early College, a predominantly Black magnet school on the east side of Columbus, Ohio.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of magnet school
Noun
  • The grades that students receive in high school and college can decide their futures.
    — Laura Link, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
  • In alphabetical order, here are the top running backs ahead of the Georgia high school football season.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • The growth comes at a time when public school enrollment in South Florida has seen a sharp decline.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Chris Affleck graduated from Harvard, pursued a career as a public school teacher, and taught literacy classes in Mississippi, the obituary shared.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 24 July 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
  • Louder plays Imani, a Black elementary school teacher who butts heads with Ben, a white executive, and wakes up the next day in his body after a mysterious escape room adventure.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • Later, his elementary school music teacher encouraged him to switch from drums to bass.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • In early February, a Canadian 18-year-old named Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed five students at Tumbler Ridge secondary school before turning the gun on herself.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026
  • In September, the future king will head off to secondary school at Eton College, his father Prince William’s alma mater.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • For some students, the appeal of immediate earnings and jobs that come with attending a trade school is a big draw—many of these graduates secure employment while still enrolled thanks to program partnerships with local businesses.
    — Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Certified workers in the trades, of which there is a significant shortage, can make $100K/year a few years out of trade school, for example.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of trade school
Noun
  • The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Japanese scientists studied university and junior high school soccer players of varying skill levels to study dribbling dynamics, focusing on the scissors feint.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Definition of junior high school

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