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a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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Recent Examples of schoolteachers
Both phases will require workers – mostly schoolteachers and government officials – to go door-to-door to collect information.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Law was raised in the London borough of Lewisham by parents who were schoolteachers who were involved in amateur theater.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Many come from outside government entirely – including business owners, military veterans and schoolteachers.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Though the staffing cuts could lead to a reduction of support and services for schools across the country, schoolteachers largely continue to get paid, as most public schools are funded significantly through local and state means.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Law was raised in the London borough of Lewisham by parents who were schoolteachers who were involved in amateur theater.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Many come from outside government entirely – including business owners, military veterans and schoolteachers.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Though the staffing cuts could lead to a reduction of support and services for schools across the country, schoolteachers largely continue to get paid, as most public schools are funded significantly through local and state means.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteachers
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School Board member Matthew Jay Lane made the motion to side with the union, saying teachers are a big part of why the Palm Beach County School District has received distinctions of being A-rated and academically high-performing by the state.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Human teachers are irreplaceable because teaching and learning is a human endeavor.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Teachers reported that the bans did make educators happier at work and led to less device usage by students during class.—
Lauren Lumpkin,
Washington Post,
4 May 2026
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Another barrier previously cited by board members has been difficulty finding qualified instructors with an Arabic certification endorsement having passed the Arabic world language test, particularly those who can also commit to a four-year program covering a wide range of skill sets.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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In a digital landscape where Pilates instructors often fit a specific mold, her lessons were gaining traction for all the wrong reasons.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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“Schoolteachers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteachers. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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