charter school

noun

Definition of charter schoolnext
as in magnet school

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Recent Examples of charter school 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 Now the French American School of Denver, a charter school, is among the building's new tenants. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 24 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
  • Ellery Brown also worked for many years in Miami-Dade’s public school system, leading New World School of the Arts, a public magnet high school and college, from 1993 to 2007.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The bill would send quarterly installments of $2,500 next year to public school paraprofessionals, whose starting salary is about $32,600.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • 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
  • He was born in New York and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, starting his grammar school’s first newspaper before writing a humor column for the newspaper while a student at Morristown High School.
    — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Definition of grammar school
Noun
  • Kevin Birth, a professor of anthropology at Queens College whose research focuses on cultural concepts of time, was in elementary school in Syracuse, New York, at the time and remembers it vividly.
    — Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The halftime show will also include performances by singer Burna Boy, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and the PS22 Chorus, which is the acclaimed choir of 4th and 5th graders from a public elementary school in Staten Island, New York.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • The young Brits' last year in secondary school finds Charlie starting a pride club, Nick worrying about an uncertain future, and both considering the impact of long-distance love.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • As George started his final year at Lambrook before beginning secondary school in 2026, the princess offered an update on her eldest son.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • 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
  • Citing capacity concerns, Sabold has advice for anyone considering a trade school like his.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of trade school
Noun
  • 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
  • Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Definition of junior high school

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