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Recent Examples of public school
In its review of the 300 largest public school districts in the U.S., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that 87% of sampled districts contract with payment processors.
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Adriana Morga and Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Look at the state of North Carolina public schools.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Correa is a longtime Orange County resident, growing up in Anaheim public schools.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
But for most of his career, Walz worked as a public school teacher and football coach, the type of middle-income job that doesn't lend itself to building a large nest egg.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adriana Morga and Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Look at the state of North Carolina public schools.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Correa is a longtime Orange County resident, growing up in Anaheim public schools.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
But for most of his career, Walz worked as a public school teacher and football coach, the type of middle-income job that doesn't lend itself to building a large nest egg.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public school
- high school
- trade school
- junior high school
- common school
- middle school
- secondary school
- grammar school
- senior high school
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Having welcomed a child with his high school sweetheart months before filming Wicked, Slater faced particularly intense scrutiny once news of his relationship with Grande went public in July 2023.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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The New York Times in 2020 spoke with some of Harris’ high school classmates from Montreal.Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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At least 20 of the units will be dedicated to the Scholar House model, which is created for single parents who need affordable housing and other support while pursuing higher education, including community college, trade school, or university education.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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As a younger man, Dinh entered trade school and became a mechanic.Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kids at Evanston Academy, which would turn into the district's junior high school for the east corridor, would then go to Frederick Douglass instead.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 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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Those who leave child care have gone on to work as elementary or middle school teachers, teacher's assistants, nurses, home health aides, or even cashiers, the MTF wrote, citing a recent Rappaport Institute report.Steph Solis, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the film, Lizzie graduates from middle school and travels to Rome with her classmates.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 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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Upon graduating from Harvard, John Adams became a grammar school teacher.Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
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Part track meet, part grammar school fitness test, the combine is a vital cog in the NFL draft’s evaluation machine.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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Our education should include practical lifetime skills such as a general financial class in junior or senior high school, civics, and unadulterated American history.Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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At Wayne Local Schools, Shelby Herlihy is the new assistant principal at the junior/senior high school and Kevin Wright is the new director of student services and special education.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20school. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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