variants
or madrasas
also madrassahs
or madrasahs
as in yeshivas
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Closed schools across the Gulf are a reminder that when conflicts escalate, children are the first to pay the price, the UN’s secretary general told the Security Council earlier this month, Arab News reported.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026 -
The Education Law Center recently ranked North Carolina at the bottom nationally in state funding for schools.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ohio charter schools are established by a sponsor that ensures schools follow their contracts and, every five years, determines if the school will be renewed and continue to operate as a public charter school.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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In 2017, the roughly 125,000 students enrolled in independent study charter schools in California represented more than 20 percent of all charter school students in the state.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Madrassas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madrassas. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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