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For more than a century, from the early 1800s to the 1960s, Indigenous children were taken from their tribes -- sometimes forcibly from their homes -- to attend government assimilation boarding schools.
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system over a 150-year period that ended in 1969, according to an Interior Department investigation that called for a U.S. government apology.
—Aamer Madhani, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
Known for his ’70s skinny silhouettes, this collection is unique to what the designer usually creates, with feminine with boarding school pleats done in light summer cashmere, short summer coats made of suede or glazed lambskin, and pencil skirts and mini A-line skirts.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Many children who attended these boarding schools endured emotional and physical abuse, and some died, the Department of the Interior detailed.
—Willie James Inman, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system over a 150-year period that ended in 1969, according to an Interior Department investigation that called for a U.S. government apology.
—Aamer Madhani, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
Known for his ’70s skinny silhouettes, this collection is unique to what the designer usually creates, with feminine with boarding school pleats done in light summer cashmere, short summer coats made of suede or glazed lambskin, and pencil skirts and mini A-line skirts.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Many children who attended these boarding schools endured emotional and physical abuse, and some died, the Department of the Interior detailed.
—Willie James Inman, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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But after feedback from players and college coaches, the league soon started offering a second option to high schoolers, working with the NCAA to develop a scholarship model, not dissimilar from other top prep schools.Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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His year attending a prep school helped prepare him for what’s ahead.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
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In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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The organization, created in 2002 after four students at a Jefferson County high school died by suicide in a nine-month period, is branching out beyond the Front Range.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The property was once envisioned as the site of a high school but now sits vacant.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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While the focus of the hearing was on expanding these programs, a critical issue was glaringly absent from the agenda: the chronic underfunding of our public schools.Quintin Shepherd, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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As a public school student, one of her greatest joys from Tuesday's election was Kentucky voting down Amendment 2.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jones owes the families $1.5 billion for spreading false conspiracies that the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., never happened; his followers then harassed and threatened them for years.Tovia Smith, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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Video shows that an elementary school in the Oklahoma City metro area sustained major damage.Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky: The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Of that, $45 million would go to the state’s common school fund and another $45 million would be earmarked for prizes.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
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All twelve of Gaza’s universities, and some eighty-five per cent of its primary and secondary schools, have been irrevocably damaged.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Bureau of Indian Education funds 183 elementary and secondary schools and residential facilities across the nation.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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First opened in 1970 as a product of the Chicano movement, the Denver school — now shuttered — taught its youth about Latino history and traditions.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The voluntary resolution agreement outlines steps the district will take the rest of the school year, including updating and revising policies and procedures and parts of its website.Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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