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Recent Examples of public school
Education reform emerged as a pivotal topic Thursday evening, particularly given that statewide statistics reveal fewer than half of Minnesota’s public school students are reading at or above their grade level.
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Jake Przytarski, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
In his eight years as governor, Dunleavy has acknowledged the budget shortfall but used his veto power to cut state investment in public school infrastructure.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2026
The passion continued after enrolling as a fourth grader at iQ Academy of Los Angeles, an online public school.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 29 May 2026
The stepfather had been a bus driver in the Enfield public school system.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
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Jake Przytarski, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
In his eight years as governor, Dunleavy has acknowledged the budget shortfall but used his veto power to cut state investment in public school infrastructure.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2026
The passion continued after enrolling as a fourth grader at iQ Academy of Los Angeles, an online public school.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 29 May 2026
The stepfather had been a bus driver in the Enfield public school system.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 May 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
Noun
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Huntington Beach is making the most of its second chance in postseason high school baseball.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Not bad for a girl won won’t start high school until this fall.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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With only about a month left before graduation, eligible high school seniors across Los Angeles County still have time to claim scholarship funding worth up to $1,500 to pay for college, trade school or other education expenses.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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An online streamer raising money to build a trade school program for underserved kids was hit by a car during his cross-country fundraising walk — and his livestream captured it all.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
28 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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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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Court testimony shows that Hamawy met Adbel-Rahman in 1991 when Hamawy was in middle school.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
3 June 2026
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This year, students from 28 colleges and universities, 13 high schools, and one middle school from around the world participated.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Nadal is also continuing to give back to the next generation of tennis stars with his Rafa Nadal Academy, which includes both a tennis academy and an accredited primary and secondary school.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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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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The son of a minor industrialist in Karachi, Naqvi studied at a British-style grammar school and then the London School of Economics, before working at Amex and Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm that would later be destroyed in the Enron scandal.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 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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