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prep schools

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plural of prep school

as in boarding schools

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Our rankings penalize schools for having DEI bureaucracies and putting that ideology in their mission statements.

— Ian Kingsbury, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

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