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Recent Examples of primary school
Looking at primary schools alone, the U.S. spends the sixth most of the 37 countries, with $15,270 per pupil.
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Caleb McCullough, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
According to the World Economic Forum, 65% of today’s primary school kids will work in jobs that don’t yet exist.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The number of children entering primary school in 2023 reached the highest level in over two decades, according to Wind Information, before dropping in 2024, the year her son enrolled.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 June 2025
After Victoria completed primary school in 2018, her family had no means to send her for further education.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
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Caleb McCullough, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
According to the World Economic Forum, 65% of today’s primary school kids will work in jobs that don’t yet exist.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The number of children entering primary school in 2023 reached the highest level in over two decades, according to Wind Information, before dropping in 2024, the year her son enrolled.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 June 2025
After Victoria completed primary school in 2018, her family had no means to send her for further education.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- common school
- senior high school
- middle school
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The cost of elementary and secondary school lunches rose 3.3% in May 2025 relative to May 2024, according to a consumer price index report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The new tax law allows up to $10,000 in tax-free distributions this year from section 529 plans to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school, including private schools and religious schools.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The arrest occurred days after the start of the school year, and a week after another parent — who an immigration judge had ordered deportation in absentia — was taken into custody by federal immigration agents outside an elementary school in Chula Vista during morning drop-off.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year, a bear attacked a man in his 70s near an elementary school in Nasushiobara City, Japan’s public media organization NHK reported.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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What makes Conner's career switch all the more surprising: His high school isn't in the rolling hills of rural Wisconsin.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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For most, this list will change over time, and often doesn’t start taking shape until high school.—
Robert Cole,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Courier Journal sent questions about SB 181 to every public school district in the state, totaling about 230.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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As a mother of two boys in public schools and the product of public schools myself, this news was disturbing to say the least.—
Andrea Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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None has worked at a real paper before, but a couple of good sports tout their experience writing a junior high school term paper, and the other his social media posts from Twitter.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Today Vineyard is an international body of churches, but at the time one of its only chapters met in Dad’s old junior high school.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Dec. 2024
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The couple moved to Long Prairie in 1963, where Everett continued his 35-year teaching career in both junior and senior high school science.—
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Twin Cities,
20 Feb. 2024
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Washington coached high school, middle school sports Washington coached middle school boys basketball in the Park Hill School District, according to a school district sports website.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Holyoke man Scott McGinley, 55 — a middle school librarian in Longmeadow — has been charged with one count of distribution of child pornography.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20school. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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