alternative school

noun

: an elementary or secondary school with a nontraditional curriculum

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Since the pandemic, several states have passed school choice laws that allow parents to use public funding to pay for alternative schools through vouchers or educational scholarships, according to a national tracker from EdChoice, a nonprofit organization that advocates for school choice. Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 Many parents have kept their children in those alternative schools. Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 While these topics are complex and worth exploring in older grades, such content has led families to seek out private or alternative schools offering a more neutral and rigorous education. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024 High schools had to have fewer than 400 students and not be an alternative schools. Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alternative school 

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alternative school was in 1969

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“Alternative school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20school. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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