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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.
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Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
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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Marco Cenabre, for example, teaches literature at New Haven Academy, a public high school in New Haven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Knox’s were detained after the brawl at the high school dissipated last year.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wang Le, Zichen and Haoyue's computer skills teacher at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Affiliated Primary School, a public school, said that the Ministry of Education has enacted a new framework.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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Candidates for public office, including mayor, City Council, and public school boards, often run unopposed in elections after receiving a Caucus endorsement.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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During the final stretch of secondary school, the popular Connell (Mescal) and wallflower Marianne (Edgar-Jones) begin an on-off romance that extends for the next four years, ultimately defining that era of their lives.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Factors that contributed to New Hampshire’s appeal include low non-medical drug use, high secondary school completion rates, and a nearly 10% drop in homelessness.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aside from trade school, students can also pursue apprenticeships, career-training programs, boot camps, industry certifications, and occupational licenses.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
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After that, Wadsworth went to a trade school in Arizona before relocating to Charlotte and finding a home in NASCAR.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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More than half of respondents (52%) with primary school aged children expressed support for the introduction of robotaxis in their city.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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From primary school curricula, to the construction of high schools, to the funding of research at elite universities, education and politics are awkwardly bound up in the United States—and therefore resistant to transformation or even evolution without considerable drama.—
Eric Holcomb,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The fourth annual Home Run Derby, a fundraising event that supports scholarships for South Bay senior high school athletes, is set for Nov. 22 at Eastlake High School.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Huffington Post reported that four children from an elementary school in a heavily Latino suburb of Minneapolis had been shipped to a detention facility in Texas.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Common school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20school. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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