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common school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of common school Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school. — Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025 The other, equally significant lesson is that the democratic and republican principals that propelled Mann’s vision of the common school have colored many Americans’ assumptions about public schooling ever since. — Joseph P. Tomain, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for common school

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Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
That's how 17-year-old high school senior Alex Zaret described the college admissions process, during a tour of the Skidmore College campus — the fourth school Zaret had visited, with another half-dozen to go.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Teachers work longer hours, too, and are often less experienced than their traditional public school counterparts.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
The records, which contained academic and disability information for 1,849 public school students, were sent to Scott Larson in late October.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

The county completed its deal with Beale on Christmas Eve, and Beale promised to bring even more gifts in the form of $15 million in donations, some of which would go toward local STEM and trade school programs.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Brunt Workwear is looking to outfit trade school students with a set of work boots.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of trade school

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Barrett noted a berm already exists along the primary school's south side.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Her experience as a primary school music teacher reflected a wider lifelong love of music, and much of her work centred around this.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of primary school

Noun

This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of senior high school

Noun

Parents received a message asking them to pick up their children from the junior high school.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
In a bittersweet essay, Dolores’ daughter Juanita once recalled how her mother forgot to pick her up from junior high school.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of junior high school

Noun

As just one example, the war in Iran began with a strike on an elementary school, killing more than 100 children.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
The incoming principal for the new elementary school, Maleena Guandique, currently runs Success Academy’s very first school, Harlem 1.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of elementary school

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