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Recent Examples of common school
Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.
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Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025:
Engineering
Liberal Arts and Sciences
New College
Teachers College
Design and the Arts
Health Solutions
Public Service and Community Solutions
Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 12 May 2025
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky:
The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025:
Engineering
Liberal Arts and Sciences
New College
Teachers College
Design and the Arts
Health Solutions
Public Service and Community Solutions
Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 12 May 2025
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky:
The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for common school
- high school
- public school
- secondary school
- trade school
- primary school
- senior high school
- junior high school
- elementary school
Noun
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Seals and Crofts were native Texans who had known each other since high school and played together in various groups before becoming a duo, Seals & Crofts, in the late 1960s.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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An over-the-top hazing event involving members of a high school baseball team is under investigation in southeastern North Carolina, according to deputies.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Georgia could become the first state to require every student to be checked for weapons when arriving at a public school each day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Founded in 1935, the Lake Forest Caucus vets residents interested in serving on city boards and commissions and endorses candidates for local offices, including mayor, City Council, and the city’s two local public school boards.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the stakes of state legislation that would create new hurdles for immigrant children to attend elementary and secondary school would arguably be much higher.—
William McCorkle,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Once a student grew up, the account holding that starting contribution and any additional funds their family contributed could have been used to help pay for education after high school, including college or trade school.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The young teen was thinking about going to a trade school to learn about becoming a mechanic.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Talankin was a beloved events coordinator and school videographer at his primary school in the remote Russian town of Karabash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Wunmi also developed a curious daily ritual of coming home every day after primary school, drinking cartons of long-life milk, and watching Annie.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Principals could designate supervised areas where more senior high school students can briefly use their phones for multifactor authentication.—
Corinne Brion,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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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In August, fast-growing Star will welcome around 600 students to a new elementary school on North Pollard Lane.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cajon Valley is a growing elementary school district serving nearly 18,000 students, among them many refugees and recent immigrants.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Common school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20school. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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