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public school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of public school This year alone, HPS sent roughly $40 million to CREC and $27 million to suburban districts — money that leaves Hartford’s public school system entirely. — State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 Traditional public school enrollment is set to fall by 8,000 students to 217,100, continuing a two-decade decline. — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Newspapers are run by them, public school art and music programs rely on them, as do museums, symphonies, ballets and operas. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 The system currently in place for public school educators is a patchwork with a fair number of gaps. — Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for public school

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Noun

Hilliard served as the administrator of Colorado’s Nike Elite program from 2021 to 2025, managing funds from the sportswear giant’s program to provide high school athletes with mentorship and equipment.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Every year, the AJC chooses the 11 top graduating high school football players in the state.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of high school

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When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
For some students, the appeal of immediate earnings and jobs that come with attending a trade school is a big draw—many of these graduates secure employment while still enrolled thanks to program partnerships with local businesses.

— Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of trade school

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So the Sephora Performance Center might as well be a junior high school gym.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of junior high school

Noun

Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of common school

Noun

Optimal size devices will differ, depending on the individual middle school student.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Kayleigh Smith, a middle school art teacher in North Providence, Rhode Island, brought her Scottish Straight cat, Pinecone, to class for the better part of the last school year.

— Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of middle school

Noun

In 2014, Boko Haram took almost three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok; the whereabouts of some ninety are still unknown.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
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

Definition of senior high school

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