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Recent Examples of public school
In most states, public school districts receive funding based on daily student attendance and overall enrollment.
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Boston will become the first public school district in the country ensure AI-fluency in schools, Mayor Michelle Wu announced, with high schools developing curriculum to tackle the use and ethics of the emerging technology for the next school year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Christian Brothers is among the largest private schools in New Jersey, a state that splits its playoffs into private and public school divisions.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The jury also heard testimony from local public school educators who struggled with disruptions linked to social media, including sextortion schemes targeting children.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Boston will become the first public school district in the country ensure AI-fluency in schools, Mayor Michelle Wu announced, with high schools developing curriculum to tackle the use and ethics of the emerging technology for the next school year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Christian Brothers is among the largest private schools in New Jersey, a state that splits its playoffs into private and public school divisions.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The jury also heard testimony from local public school educators who struggled with disruptions linked to social media, including sextortion schemes targeting children.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 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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Seals and Crofts were native Texans who had known each other since high school and played together in various groups before becoming a duo, Seals & Crofts, in the late 1960s.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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An over-the-top hazing event involving members of a high school baseball team is under investigation in southeastern North Carolina, according to deputies.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Once a student grew up, the account holding that starting contribution and any additional funds their family contributed could have been used to help pay for education after high school, including college or trade school.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The young teen was thinking about going to a trade school to learn about becoming a mechanic.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Years later, when his son was in junior high school, his teacher asked him to help his son with a history project.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 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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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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Ksenia Matson was a special education teacher at the middle school.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair met in middle school; Hammond was in seventh grade, and Betts was in eighth.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the stakes of state legislation that would create new hurdles for immigrant children to attend elementary and secondary school would arguably be much higher.—
William McCorkle,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Meyers’ father, Michael, coached for 23 years at grammar schools and high schools on the South Side of Chicago.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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The announcement Tuesday was accompanied by bagpipe music from the Chicago Stockyard Kitty Band, and a procession of St. Christina grammar school students.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Principals could designate supervised areas where more senior high school students can briefly use their phones for multifactor authentication.—
Corinne Brion,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20school. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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