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Recent Examples of primary school
The statement did not say how old the abducted schoolchildren are but the term ‘pupil’ in Nigeria usually refers to someone in kindergarten or primary school, typically covering ages up to 12.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
These key distinctions make AI education more than a buzzword, highlighting the real-world difference between pupils learning career-ready technical skills versus efforts to force the nascent technology into primary school classrooms.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The lodge is involved with the local community in several other ways, too, including a community garden program at a local lower primary school where Domiano runs trainings.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
These key distinctions make AI education more than a buzzword, highlighting the real-world difference between pupils learning career-ready technical skills versus efforts to force the nascent technology into primary school classrooms.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The lodge is involved with the local community in several other ways, too, including a community garden program at a local lower primary school where Domiano runs trainings.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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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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Not only is Irish the Republic’s first official language, and compulsory from primary through to secondary school, it is required for entry into the civil service, and it is supported by its own radio station (Raidió na Gaeltachta) and TV station (TG4), and a range of promotional bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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After completing secondary school, Keiko moved to the United States to attend Stony Brook University.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Last year, the Palisades fire destroyed their elementary school, Seven Arrows.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Not far from the library, the town’s elementary school, which serves about 200 children, is also getting back to normal.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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On Wednesday, May 20, The Substance actor, 72, filed a petition to end his $13,750 monthly child support payments to his ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for his 18-year-old twins Thomas and Zoe following their high school graduation, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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One frigid, gray day last winter, Halverson received word from his district network that ICE agents were in Fridley and would possibly come by the high school and middle school.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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At least 19 states have laws banning transgender girls and women from using girls’ and women’s bathrooms at public school, and in some cases, other government facilities, private schools or public places.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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During the first half of this school year, New York City public school suspension rates dropped.—
Jennifer Weber,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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The beginning of Operation Homecoming, the return of POWs, was scheduled for the same night as the junior high school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Saturday, February 10, 1973, just a few weeks after the official signing of the Paris Peace Accords, ending America’s military involvement in Vietnam.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Next year, the city’s junior high school campuses will have a more restrictive policy that includes limiting cellphone use during lunch.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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One frigid, gray day last winter, Halverson received word from his district network that ICE agents were in Fridley and would possibly come by the high school and middle school.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The report said 70% of those students fell below middle school levels.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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