as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
The dissonance shows how higher education has become another slice of the economy where the vibes are worse than the numbers might suggest — and risks exacerbating Democratic losses with working-class voters.
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
The election is expected to turn out the usual participants: older, white people; homeowners and those with higher education or income levels.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
While colleges used to regard high school grade-point averages as the best predictor of higher education success, their predictive value has declined.
—Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
The election is expected to turn out the usual participants: older, white people; homeowners and those with higher education or income levels.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
While colleges used to regard high school grade-point averages as the best predictor of higher education success, their predictive value has declined.
—Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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Educating and Engaging Consumers Finally, consumer education plays a critical role in driving the shift toward sustainability.Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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What happened next was the most dedicated, coordinated effort to advance science and technological education in our nation’s history.Reynold Verret, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Zhou Dynasty During the Zhou dynasty in China from 1046 B.C. until 256 B.C., much of the schooling was likely done in village and district schools where young students learned to read and write using bamboo books.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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In Kentucky, a ballot initiative that would have allowed public money to go toward private schooling was defeated roughly 65% to 35% — the same margin as in Arizona in 2018 and the inverse of the margin by which Trump won Kentucky.Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
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Just this year, Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $1 billion to Johns Hopkins University to fund an endowment for free tuition for students.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both schools are evenly splitting FIFA’s funds, which are going to pay for the salaries and fringe benefits of the researchers, travel, materials and supplies, grad student tuition and fees, and other direct costs.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Issues about foreign countries, travel, publishing and higher learning, as well as medicine and the law, will be of interest.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Pluto re-enters Aquarius on Nov. 19, reigniting your ninth house of beliefs, travel and higher learning.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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And those teachings can have an impact at home as well as in the classroom.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Worship Now Tour Sponsored by World Vision, the Air1 Worship Now Tour is headlined by Crowder with We the Kingdom, CAIN, Passion, Jon Reddick and the inspirational teachings of special guest Louie Giglio.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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