curricula

variants also curriculums
plural of curriculum
as in courses
formal the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc. the undergraduate curriculum The college has a liberal arts curriculum.

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Recent Examples of curricula Hunks of that money will go to support hiring a limited number of reading coaches for teachers statewide, to paying part of the cost for schools to purchase curriculums that are in line with Act 20, and to support the costs of training teachers. Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Mississippi, Louisiana and other states have experimented with shaking up reading curriculums and passing laws aimed at improving childhood literacy. Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 Critics, however, have called the crackdown an excuse to exert more control over university curriculums. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025 Today, banning books and policing curriculums are top priorities for Republicans. Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Traditional curricula are being obsoleted faster than ever before. Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • To ensure compliance with these rules, the DMV collects a $3 fee from all drivers who enroll in these courses — money which goes toward routine monitoring of traffic schools.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The daughter had threatened her mother before, been sentenced to jail, violated restraining orders and ordered to attend anger-management courses, the deputy district attorney said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In China, for one striking example, many individual scholars and academic institutes have pursued extensive and fascinating projects in the field.
    Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Furnas sees hope in the Senate’s July move to clap back at the president’s proposal to cut the NIH budget by 40%, instead proposing an increase in funding to the institutes by $400 million.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the early nineteen-hundreds, Richard Cabot, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, started holding seminars to demonstrate clinical reasoning for trainees.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Team members become experts through extensive training programs, weekly wine tastings, and wine-producer seminars every month.
    Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the first of two classes with fake guns that don’t fire real bullets, Tamra impresses Jenn and Emily with her target-shooting skills.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Iberostar Waves Quetzal Playa del Carmen, Mexico A beachfront all-inclusive Playa del Carmen resort that welcomes families with excellent children’s programming, Iberostar Waves Quetzal caters to kids and teens ages four to 17 with everything from cooking classes to science experiments.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025

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