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Recent Examples of public school
In appointing Cardona, who also served as Connecticut’s education commissioner and as an administrator and teacher in Meriden’s public school system, Lamont is dedicating high-profile manpower to the effort.
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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Not mentioned was having to slot the concert dates into the school’s spring break, the only time something this elaborate could have been staged in a public school.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
Of all of Illinois’ more than 800 public school districts, LifeWise operates in 15 across the state, per the organization.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Georgia gives each public school campus $50,000 a year for school safety, but many districts are already using that money to pay on-campus officers.
—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Not mentioned was having to slot the concert dates into the school’s spring break, the only time something this elaborate could have been staged in a public school.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
Of all of Illinois’ more than 800 public school districts, LifeWise operates in 15 across the state, per the organization.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Georgia gives each public school campus $50,000 a year for school safety, but many districts are already using that money to pay on-campus officers.
—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 31 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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Hadwick says more must be done to encourage young people to quit nicotine, noting that roughly 7% of California high school students currently report using nicotine products.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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On his 18th birthday, the senior on the Irvine baseball team celebrated adulthood in glorious high school style.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Submissions are being accepted in three categories, from students in grades K-8, high school students, and college and trade school students.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 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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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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That goes back to middle school and high school.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Masayoshi Takanaka’s Journey From Tokyo to TikTok Takanaka, born in Tokyo in 1953, picked up the guitar in middle school, inspired by Western acts including Cream, The Beatles and Ten Years After.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Raducanu attended Newstead Wood School, a highly selective secondary school in Orpington, Greater London.—
Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
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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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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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 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 10 Apr. 2026.
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