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
Agencies policing institutions of higher education are also members, including University of Michigan Public Safety.
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Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 22 Feb. 2026
And while experts higher education could be more proactive, there are worries that universities will not offer the best solutions to students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
Ellen Keast, press secretary for higher education at the Education Department, said the Biden administration had masked delinquency rates with its relief measures for student loan borrowers.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The PhD Project is one of many nonprofits that helps underrepresented groups gain access to higher education.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 22 Feb. 2026
And while experts higher education could be more proactive, there are worries that universities will not offer the best solutions to students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
Ellen Keast, press secretary for higher education at the Education Department, said the Biden administration had masked delinquency rates with its relief measures for student loan borrowers.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The PhD Project is one of many nonprofits that helps underrepresented groups gain access to higher education.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 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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Carvalho is credited in the Miami-Dade district with providing stable leadership and improved academic performance and creating special programs that offer more schooling choices for parents.—
Times staff,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Essentially, the program provides an extra year of elementary school, thus offering an additional grade of public schooling for every child of that age group regardless of family income.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Every graduate can go to their local community college tuition-free.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gen Zers jaded by sky-high tuition costs and workers wanting to ditch their unfulfilling desk jobs are turning to blue-collar jobs as their next professional adventure.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 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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Rose said that while the courts might ultimately conclude Mejia’s and Smith’s comments are constitutionally protected, that fact doesn’t diminish the state’s interest in policing the teaching profession without federal interference.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
27 Feb. 2026
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March 14, for men of all ages to gather in a morning of worship, community and teaching.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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