charter school

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Recent Examples of charter school Turn Orange Center Elementary into a charter school, a public school run by a private group, with the district remaining a partner. Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 Florida statutes creating the charter school framework also require those schools to be nonreligious. Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 Franklin served on that state board from 2018 to 2024, including four years as chair, participating in key votes that prompted reforms at Epic Charter School and that considered whether to open the nation’s first religious charter school. Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026 The charter school has not had any formal conversations with U-46 officials about the bills, Martinez said, and Castro has not visited the campus, though she has been invited multiple times. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charter school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter school
Noun
  • They are also required to hold two parent-teacher conferences annually, and students in those attendance zones receive priority points in the district’s magnet school admissions process.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • School breakfast While magnet school funding would decrease by $12 million, Lamont’s proposal for universal free school breakfast for all public school students would cost the same amount — $12 million.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Hadwick says more must be done to encourage young people to quit nicotine, noting that roughly 7% of California high school students currently report using nicotine products.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • On his 18th birthday, the senior on the Irvine baseball team celebrated adulthood in glorious high school style.
    Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nurse Heidy Justiniano had not decided who to vote for while already in line outside a public school in Lima.
    Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Nurse Heidy Justiniano had not decided who to vote for while already in line outside a public school in Lima.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Meyers’ father, Michael, coached for 23 years at grammar schools and high schools on the South Side of Chicago.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • My family is zoned for a high-performing public elementary school in Texas — one where students consistently score above average on standardized tests.
    Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Her father was an elementary school principal, and her mother was a kindergarten teacher.
    Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Players still in secondary school are now potentially eligible, like college players, to sign lucrative Name, Image and Likeness sponsorship contracts.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • By having a trade school on the property, students will have the opportunity to work on productions while also getting an education.
    Samuel O’Neal Updated April 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Submissions are being accepted in three categories, from students in grades K-8, high school students, and college and trade school students.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Years later, when his son was in junior high school, his teacher asked him to help his son with a history project.
    Edie Kasten, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter%20school. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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