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Recent Examples of trade school
Oliver Kirk, who is set to graduate, is weighing whether to attend trade school or go directly into working for an electric company.
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Aside from trade school, students can also pursue apprenticeships, career-training programs, boot camps, industry certifications, and occupational licenses.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
After that, Wadsworth went to a trade school in Arizona before relocating to Charlotte and finding a home in NASCAR.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
His brother said Rhone learned construction skills by going to a jailhouse trade school and found work, but turned to crime after developing a drug problem.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Aside from trade school, students can also pursue apprenticeships, career-training programs, boot camps, industry certifications, and occupational licenses.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
After that, Wadsworth went to a trade school in Arizona before relocating to Charlotte and finding a home in NASCAR.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
His brother said Rhone learned construction skills by going to a jailhouse trade school and found work, but turned to crime after developing a drug problem.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trade school
- public school
- high school
- grammar school
- junior high school
- secondary school
- middle school
- elementary school
- common school
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Our homeschool differs from the local public school, including the fact that our kids are eating while studying, children of different ages learn alongside one another, and there are no standardized tests.—
Nicholas Tampio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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But since 79% of applicants are already in private school, the extent of the impact on public school funding may be limited.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Senate Education and Youth Committee meets to discuss House Bill 1284, which would require local school boards to award high school diplomas to students who are diagnosed with a terminal condition.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
12 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 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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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In middle school at Core Prep, Alijah was pinned against older, stronger prospects on a daily basis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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In a series regular role, Sensmeier will play Terry Bai, a former Vietnam vet turned racetrack worker with ties to Chee (Kiowa Gordon) from middle school.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the past week, the Department of War bombed an elementary school for young girls.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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In early January, an Apopka mother heard reports of ICE raids near her daughter’s Orange County elementary school.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 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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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trade%20school. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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