as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
The charter school’s venture into higher education began in 2011 with Vincent Pena, an accomplished student who contemplated dropping out of school.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The idea came up again during the expansion of higher education in the 1990s, and at one time or another it has been backed by the likes of Gordon Brown and Vince Cable.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Florida does a great job keeping higher education affordable.
—Albert D. Mosley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The idea came up again during the expansion of higher education in the 1990s, and at one time or another it has been backed by the likes of Gordon Brown and Vince Cable.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Peter D'Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering campus extremism in higher education.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Florida does a great job keeping higher education affordable.
—Albert D. Mosley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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Nearly a third of teachers hold a second job that is unrelated to education, including driving Ubers, delivering food, and working as bartenders and waiters.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Julia Taylor is a former educator and an education advocate with Arkansas Appleseed Legal Justice Center.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Currently, Colorado supports the youngest and the oldest students enrolled in private schools through tuition vouchers or indirectly through tax incentives, but abandons them in the intervening and arguably most important years of schooling.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lilian never liked those parents who talked about their children’s schooling as preparation for the future.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The bill also phases in additional funding to magnet schools, charter schools and AgriScience programs and eliminates the tuition local districts pay when students enroll in regional schools.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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When the Florida Legislature dramatically expanded the school voucher program in 2023, tens of millions more taxpayer dollars went to pay private school tuition, including religious schools that limit enrollment based on personal beliefs and choices.—
David Kay,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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American higher learning is considered among the best in the world, but recent rankings show the top of the food chain may be changing.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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With Neptune entering Aries on January 26th, your sector of travel, higher learning, spirituality, and belief systems is activated for the next thirteen years.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
25 Jan. 2026
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Take teaching, where an AI chatbot could grade homework but wouldn't be able to manage a classroom of children, the researchers noted.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The cuts would also include about 116 positions from central offices, including some teaching jobs.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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