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At Chinle, the $30 million in Impact Aid goes toward teacher salaries, full-day kindergarten and other costs.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The program eventually expanded to include kindergarten through fifth-graders, and in the mid-’90s Fernald was part of a group that spearheaded Art in the Dark, using slide projectors to give presentations to middle-school classes.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The district's ultimate goal for early literacy is to have all kindergarten through second-grade students perform at or above the 50th percentile on early literacy screenings.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
McCalla joined the race in response to the termination of Sunset Ridge kindergarten teacher Barbara Hart.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The program eventually expanded to include kindergarten through fifth-graders, and in the mid-’90s Fernald was part of a group that spearheaded Art in the Dark, using slide projectors to give presentations to middle-school classes.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The district's ultimate goal for early literacy is to have all kindergarten through second-grade students perform at or above the 50th percentile on early literacy screenings.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
McCalla joined the race in response to the termination of Sunset Ridge kindergarten teacher Barbara Hart.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindergarten
- school
- high school
- public school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- junior high school
- primary school
- middle school
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The state will collect feedback and purchasing data during the pilot year to evaluate the program, and there are plans to expand into additional schools across the state in the 2026-27 school year, the release said.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was known to the university only as Justin Phillips and none of the school’s records indicated a prior identity, according to the statement.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Acuff won a high school state championship at the Breslin Center in 2023.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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After a dedication ceremony at his former high school, Dak Prescott said losing Kneeland left him with a heavy heart.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Loucks added national context, citing information from the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress that said just 31% of fourth-grade public school students nationwide performed at or above the proficient level on the reading assessment.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers followed more than 800 students and staff members from a large public school district in Kansas City, Missouri, from November 2022 through May 2023.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Princess of Wales will then meet with veterans in attendance, as well as secondary school students whose parents are currently deployed.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Ghana, Mahama taught at a secondary school before pursuing a post-graduate degree in social psychology in Moscow, graduating in 1988.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Younger children in prekindergarten and elementary school had the highest rates of both infection and illness on average.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Montclair parents found that most elementary school students can handle a distance of 3-5 miles, and the group travels at a speed of around 6 miles per hour so the younger kids can keep up.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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My junior high school yearbook picture drives that truth home.—
Josh Browning,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the mean girl of the town's junior high school, Amber uses her popularity to hurt Kat instead of treating her nicely.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Its residents are more than willing to pay the $500,000 upfront membership fee plus nearly $40,000 a year to use the island’s amenities, which Eber notes include both pickleball and tennis courts, two deepwater marinas, a nine-hole golf course, a spa and a private primary school.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The primary school on Thymaina is down to just two grade-school students.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2007, McKeller released her first book, Math Doesn’t Suck, demystifying concepts like fractions, decimals, percents, and algebra for girls in middle school.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 Nov. 2025
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As of her gubernatorial win, Sherrill and Hedberg's younger son, Ike, is a sophomore at Montclair High School, while Marit is in middle school at Montclair Kimberley Academy.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindergarten. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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