kindergarten

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Recent Examples of kindergarten Surprisingly, she was employed as a paraprofessional since October 2023 by the Special Education District of Lake County at Fairhaven School in Mundelein, which has students ranging from kindergarten to high school enrolled in language and social skills education. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 The school, a private parochial campus overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, had 390 students in kindergarten through eighth grade in 2025, according to its website. Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026 Diocese of Covington Bishop John Iffert sent a letter to parents Tuesday explaining why the school, which serves about 100 students from kindergarten through eighth grade, will close after 77 years. Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026 Why kindergarten red-shirting can still be helpful Still, individual circumstances must be considered when evaluating the benefits of delaying kindergarten, said Kuhfeld, who authored the report. Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kindergarten
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Noun
  • Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Donovan could attempt to add more and attach his name to the school's legacy.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Seals and Crofts were native Texans who had known each other since high school and played together in various groups before becoming a duo, Seals & Crofts, in the late 1960s.
    Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • An over-the-top hazing event involving members of a high school baseball team is under investigation in southeastern North Carolina, according to deputies.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Georgia could become the first state to require every student to be checked for weapons when arriving at a public school each day.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Founded in 1935, the Lake Forest Caucus vets residents interested in serving on city boards and commissions and endorses candidates for local offices, including mayor, City Council, and the city’s two local public school boards.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the stakes of state legislation that would create new hurdles for immigrant children to attend elementary and secondary school would arguably be much higher.
    William McCorkle, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
  • United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In August, fast-growing Star will welcome around 600 students to a new elementary school on North Pollard Lane.
    Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Cajon Valley is a growing elementary school district serving nearly 18,000 students, among them many refugees and recent immigrants.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Years later, when his son was in junior high school, his teacher asked him to help his son with a history project.
    Edie Kasten, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Talankin was a beloved events coordinator and school videographer at his primary school in the remote Russian town of Karabash.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Wunmi also developed a curious daily ritual of coming home every day after primary school, drinking cartons of long-life milk, and watching Annie.
    Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • By middle school, the precocious teen booked her first audition, a spot for the National Dairy Board.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Spalding’s parents are both educators, one an AP physics teacher at Peninsula High, the other a middle school vice principal.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindergarten. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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