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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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The industry's value balloons to at least $3 billion when counting money spent by private schools and in higher education, according to another report from data analytics firm Omdia.
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Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The survey showed worries about college affordability, with 68% having little confidence that higher education would remain affordable.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Each year, the Kansas Department of Education appoints regional selection panels made up of teachers, district administrators and higher education representatives to select semifinalists and finalists from each region.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Hazing is a deeply entrenched and pervasive issue, representing a critical public health challenge in American higher education.
—Elizabeth Allan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The survey showed worries about college affordability, with 68% having little confidence that higher education would remain affordable.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Each year, the Kansas Department of Education appoints regional selection panels made up of teachers, district administrators and higher education representatives to select semifinalists and finalists from each region.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Hazing is a deeply entrenched and pervasive issue, representing a critical public health challenge in American higher education.
—Elizabeth Allan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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Old wounds around education or beliefs finally have a chance to heal.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers must weigh the check’s size against other programs and public needs, including education, and in 2018 began using earnings from the fund — long used to pay dividends — to also help balance the budget.—
Becky Bohrer,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The case tests the limits of state authority over religious schooling, affects tens of thousands of students’ future economic mobility, and highlights how political deals can influence educational standards statewide.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Drawbacks of Montessori Montessori schooling might sound attractive to parents who want their children get up out of their desks, and engage with the world around them in more active and tactile ways, but Montessori isn’t right for every family.—
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
23 Sep. 2025
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However, accessibility largely depends on policy, and tuition typically ranges from $5,000 to $10,000 a year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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From around 2018 through 2023, Rubin paid the rent on Powers’ Manhattan apartment, her children’s private school tuition, her credit card bills and the down payment on her Texas home.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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These colleges demonstrate what’s possible when higher learning institutions put students and public interest first,according to the magazine: 1.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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This book is filled with a lifetime of teachings, as Rosemary Morrow has taught permaculture, all over the world, for 40 years.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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