Thesaurus results for COMMON SCHOOL

common school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of common school Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 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. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 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 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

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Noun

For 42 years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has named the annual Super 11, a class of Georgia’s top high school football seniors destined to become the next generation of football stars.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
People with a bachelor’s degree earn a median of 75% more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.

— John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Newspapers are run by them, public school art and music programs rely on them, as do museums, symphonies, ballets and operas.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
The system currently in place for public school educators is a patchwork with a fair number of gaps.

— Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026

Definition of public school

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Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of secondary school

Noun

When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
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

Definition of trade school

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Many schools don’t devote nearly enough time to letting kids play, which is one of the key ways primary school-age children learn.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
He was revisited by a vague feeling of physical ineptitude that’d haunted him since childhood; failing to throw the ball properly on sports day at primary school, his father watching.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 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

So the Sephora Performance Center might as well be a junior high school gym.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of junior high school

Noun

After-school programs geared toward transitional kindergarten or elementary school students can also be important for a neighborhood.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The first day of classes for the upcoming school year has been pushed back in the Bethel Park School District so that the district's new elementary school will be ready for students.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of elementary school

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