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Recent Examples of common school
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.
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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
These programs are making mountain biking a common school sport.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 May 2024
While my office receives state dollars for each student taught, these two schools don’t have access to other funding mechanisms available to common school districts.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
A number of provisions of the state's Constitution require that public funds be used only for the common school system.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
This custom coaster is undoubtedly unique, as each one can be customized with different designs, including common school supplies like paper clips, crayons, eraser caps, and other more.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
This marked distinction formed an obvious division between the boys who lived above (however brought together in a common school) and the boys whose paternal residence was on the plain a sufficient cause of hostility in the code of these young Grotiuses.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
Students wear masks in class, on the bus and in common school spaces.
—USA Today, 11 Sep. 2020
Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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
These programs are making mountain biking a common school sport.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 May 2024
While my office receives state dollars for each student taught, these two schools don’t have access to other funding mechanisms available to common school districts.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
A number of provisions of the state's Constitution require that public funds be used only for the common school system.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
This custom coaster is undoubtedly unique, as each one can be customized with different designs, including common school supplies like paper clips, crayons, eraser caps, and other more.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
This marked distinction formed an obvious division between the boys who lived above (however brought together in a common school) and the boys whose paternal residence was on the plain a sufficient cause of hostility in the code of these young Grotiuses.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
Students wear masks in class, on the bus and in common school spaces.
—USA Today, 11 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for common school
- high school
- public school
- secondary school
- trade school
- primary school
- senior high school
- junior high school
- elementary school
Noun
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For example, my teenage son is senior in high school.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Winning is something both girls are accustomed to in high school.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Republican party and wealthy interests pulled this recall move on Gavin during the pandemic, capitalizing on frustration over public schools being closed.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The status quo of early morning bells in secondary schools—and somewhat later bells in elementary schools—is biologically backwards.—
Lynne Peeples,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
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About 62% of high school (or equivalent) graduates go on to postsecondary study, which can refer to trade school or a four-year university, the Education Data Initiative, a collective of education data researchers, reports.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
12 Dec. 2024
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Our goal is to prepare high school students for major life decisions that will impact their future, such as college, trade school or a post-high school job.—
Shelby Slade,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Kingston Golden Pils, a fresh take on the European Pils named after Holland’s hometown; Edge Hill Hazy IPA, a New-England style hoppy named after Holland’s primary school; and Noon Wheat, a nod to Tom’s beloved schnauzer of the same name.—
Tim Chan,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, the breadth of different projects financed by NMTC results in job creation across a variety of fields—bringing opportunities to healthcare providers, daycare and primary school teachers, factory workers and more.—
Vince Toye,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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During the early 1960s, Cher was dating a senior high school boy who lived down the street from her family.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 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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Students as young as 12 at the nearby junior high school also have been issued tickets.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
25 Nov. 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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There are several elementary schools in our neighborhood and there was an enormous community effort to evacuate the children safely.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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Video from Fox 11 News showed the elementary school engulfed in flames.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Common school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20school. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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