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minischool

noun

Definition of minischoolnext
as in charter school

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  1. charter school
  2. high school
  3. elementary school
  4. public school
  5. secondary school
  6. middle school
  7. junior high school
  8. trade school
Noun
  • The accountant and former Collier County School Board member founded a charter school management company that started six classical education charter schools in Florida.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Phothisarath was struck on the tracks outside of Trinity Basin School, a charter school.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of charter school
Noun
  • In academic performance, boys lag well behind girls in elementary school, high school, and college, where female undergraduates now outnumber their male peers roughly 2 to 1.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Recommendations From the Star-Telegram, a story on a top high school baseball pitcher being ruled ineligible in Texas for transferring for athletic reasons.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • For example, a smartwatch in elementary school, then a basic phone in early middle school, then a restricted smartphone later, with each step tied to how your child handled the previous one.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The app’s office sits a stone’s throw away from the Liangzhu ruins, on the second floor of a gray building that used to be an elementary school in the village.
    — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • My professional experience, community service, public school involvement and commitment to listening.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • School districts get the largest portion of property taxes and serve as a primary source of public school funding, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Murphy noted that George, however, is the first future monarch to attend a secondary school like Eton in the age of smartphones and social media, requiring even more privacy precautions than in the past.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • This school year, Mayor Mamdani paused the use of AI for elementary and middle school students, and provided grade-appropriate bans or guidance on screen time.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Restler-Williams plan does nothing to fix the city’s nearly 1,600 other public schools, where most eighth-graders cannot do middle school math and one-third of students are chronically absent.
    — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of middle school
Noun
  • From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.
    — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Becerra was quiet and serious when Franco first met him in junior high school, but slowly warmed up to other students.
    — Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of junior high school
Noun
  • In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Whether students are considering college, trade school or another path altogether, families increasingly want evidence that the choice will pay off.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trade school
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“Minischool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minischool. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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