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trade school

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as in public school

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Recent Examples of trade school Fortunately, some lenders offer student loans specifically designed for trade school, though they may be labeled as career training loans or something similar. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 26 June 2026 At the same time, for-profit barber, cosmetology and hair braiding trade schools now come with tuition that can exceed $17,000. — Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Many skilled trade schools recognize that service members are well-suited for careers in the trades and actively work to support their transition by offering enrollment assistance and educational funding. — Rose Van Alstine, Fortune, 26 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for trade school

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Noun

Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Some help from the state always was going to have to be part of the solution for the nation’s fourth-largest public school system.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of public school

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

Noun

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

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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

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

After-school programs geared toward transitional kindergarten or elementary school students can also be important for a neighborhood.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The first day of classes for the upcoming school year has been pushed back in the Bethel Park School District so that the district's new elementary school will be ready for students.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of elementary 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

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