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Recent Examples of trade school
After that, Wadsworth went to a trade school in Arizona before relocating to Charlotte and finding a home in NASCAR.
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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
That included launching a $5 million scholarship fund for science, technology, engineering and math education and trade school training in Pima County.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Going to a trade school or seeking a two-year associate’s degree can put students on a direct path to get a job in a technical area, such as becoming a registered nurse or electrician.
—Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
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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
That included launching a $5 million scholarship fund for science, technology, engineering and math education and trade school training in Pima County.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Going to a trade school or seeking a two-year associate’s degree can put students on a direct path to get a job in a technical area, such as becoming a registered nurse or electrician.
—Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 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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While many Michigan schools have already adopted their own cellphone policies, the new law will create baseline regulations for all public school districts, where officials could still consider stricter rules.—
Jordyn Hermani,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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John Washington, now in his 50s, attended a public elementary and middle school in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia and then went to a large magnet high school, a type of public school that has a selective admission process.—
Leana Cabral,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Lappe, in his first high school at-bat, delivered an RBI double.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The second big night of high school boys hockey section tournament play again went very much according to seed.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 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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Collier won a place at a grammar school and then at Oxford.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
19 Nov. 2025
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Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 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 secondary school has just 175 students from Grades 7 to 12, according to the province’s website.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing also supports K–12 STEM outreach programs through the University of South Carolina, which include engagement with primary and secondary school students across the state.—
Jason Phillips,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Vinny Sigala saw the neighborhood start to change throughout his years in middle school and high school.—
Andrés Soto,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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As longtime college math faculty in San Diego County, we were taken aback by the news about first-year students struggling with middle school math at UC San Diego.—
Tammi Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hallmark says approximately 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged on the holiday (not including those prepackaged valentines exchanged in elementary school classrooms).—
Katey Psencik,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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There are many unqualified elementary school teachers.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 20 Feb. 2026.
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