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Recent Examples of public school
Their campus has long been the pride of the Palisades, a public school with a strong enrollment that draws students from nearby neighborhoods and a wide swath of Los Angeles.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In Gainesville, Florida, Trish Way, a former public school teacher and reading specialist, launched a CKC program after realizing her neurodiverse son—who has ADHD and sensory processing disorder—was unlikely to thrive in a conventional classroom.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The University of Mississippi, which is in Oxford, will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, and local public school districts will be closed all week.
—New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Mariona Terés toplines a story of teachers, parents and kids navigating crises and second chances inside a public school that becomes a community lifeline.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In Gainesville, Florida, Trish Way, a former public school teacher and reading specialist, launched a CKC program after realizing her neurodiverse son—who has ADHD and sensory processing disorder—was unlikely to thrive in a conventional classroom.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The University of Mississippi, which is in Oxford, will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, and local public school districts will be closed all week.
—New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Mariona Terés toplines a story of teachers, parents and kids navigating crises and second chances inside a public school that becomes a community lifeline.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public school
- high school
- trade school
- junior high school
- common school
- middle school
- secondary school
- grammar school
- senior high school
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Marco Cenabre, for example, teaches literature at New Haven Academy, a public high school in New Haven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Knox’s were detained after the brawl at the high school dissipated last year.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Aside from trade school, students can also pursue apprenticeships, career-training programs, boot camps, industry certifications, and occupational licenses.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
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After that, Wadsworth went to a trade school in Arizona before relocating to Charlotte and finding a home in NASCAR.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Dec. 2025
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Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
12 May 2025
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In middle school at Imagine International Academy, Swavay was quiet and dreamed of playing basketball.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Beyond just growing some of the mangroves , students at New River have banded together to try and drum up community support for the project, particularly the members of the middle school’s Eco-Sharks club, overseen by Grisel Berrios, the school’s STEM teacher.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Prince George is also facing another major change, as he is set to turn 13 on July 22 and begin his secondary school career in the fall.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Collier won a place at a grammar school and then at Oxford.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
19 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, across the border, the Illinois governor delivered an address asking federal officials to suspend operations through the holiday weekend after their agents deployed tear gas and interrupted a Chicago grammar school’s Halloween festivities.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The fourth annual Home Run Derby, a fundraising event that supports scholarships for South Bay senior high school athletes, is set for Nov. 22 at Eastlake High School.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Nov. 2025
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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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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20school. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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