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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
Would that all higher education leaders stand with him.
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John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Residents, in general, say otherwise because of beaches and mountains on each end of the state; the choice of 68 four-year universities for higher education, including 16 in the UNC System, and a 58-campus system of community colleges; and the 80-20 mix of rural and urban counties to call home.
—Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
Qualified Expenses are payments for: qualified higher education, qualified post-secondary credentialing, amounts paid to a small business for which the beneficiary has obtained a small business loan or small farm loan, and amounts paid for the purchase of a first home.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
There are about 57,000 higher education students in Texas, second only to California, according to estimates by Inside Higher Ed.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 6 July 2025
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John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Residents, in general, say otherwise because of beaches and mountains on each end of the state; the choice of 68 four-year universities for higher education, including 16 in the UNC System, and a 58-campus system of community colleges; and the 80-20 mix of rural and urban counties to call home.
—Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
Qualified Expenses are payments for: qualified higher education, qualified post-secondary credentialing, amounts paid to a small business for which the beneficiary has obtained a small business loan or small farm loan, and amounts paid for the purchase of a first home.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
There are about 57,000 higher education students in Texas, second only to California, according to estimates by Inside Higher Ed.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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With the Panthers continuing to build their culture and locker room chemistry, having four rookies with comparable backgrounds and football educations can’t hurt.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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Their subjects spanning different centuries covered education, civil rights, innovation, health care, military conflicts and STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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These needs arise from our birth, parents, schooling, society, values, beliefs and loved ones since our childhood.—
Sonal Jain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Those healthy enough were put through a daily regimen of religious education and physical schooling intended to train them to be pious and obedient.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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Trustees are scheduled to convene on July 23 to discuss raising out-of-state tuition, but the meeting agenda has not been made available to the public yet.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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The University of Wisconsin System will raise tuition for the third consecutive year.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Gemini Season activates your sector of expansion, travel, and higher learning for the first three weeks.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 May 2025
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But that won’t prevent real harm to students and higher learning.—
Kevin Carey,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The ambitious five-year program aims to train 400,000 educators, which is approximately 10 percent of the U.S. teaching workforce, and will scale nationally from its New York hub.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The federation's ultimate goal is to train 400,000 educators — about 10% of the U.S. teaching workforce — at the in-person facility over the next five years.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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