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Recent Examples of common school
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
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Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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
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
Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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
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
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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Ojas Sanghi started his climate activism in high school joining the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition, and is now one of its leaders.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
6 July 2025
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Graham graduated from high school with a 5.0 GPA and went on to study English at UCLA.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Yet, 80 percent of public school teachers are white, and less than 2 percent are Black men.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At least 13 Tennessee counties saw books removed from public school libraries from December 2023 to January 2025, marking the highest number of book removals the state has seen since the passage of the Age Appropriate Materials Act in 2022.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
Noun
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For example, enrollment in Catholic secondary schools in the United States was at just over one million students around the late 1960s and early 1970s, according to NCES data.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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The selective integration of Austin secondary schools was expanded.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Anthony was in the process of enrolling in a trade school and becoming a welder.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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Trump threatens to give Harvard’s funding to trade schools Trump laid into Harvard on social media over the weekend, threatening to cut an additional $3 billion in federal grants and give it to trade schools across the United States.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Noun
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According to the World Economic Forum, 65% of today’s primary school kids will work in jobs that don’t yet exist.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The number of children entering primary school in 2023 reached the highest level in over two decades, according to Wind Information, before dropping in 2024, the year her son enrolled.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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The couple moved to Long Prairie in 1963, where Everett continued his 35-year teaching career in both junior and senior high school science.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
20 Feb. 2024
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The Cups 4 Cancer fundraiser will be dedicated to Austin’s former junior high school teammate Dylan Krestan, who has battled Hodgkin lymphoma for the last several months.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The controversy in Loudoun County came the day after parents and residents clashed at a school board meeting in the Chicago area on Monday after a trans junior high school student won multiple events at a local track meet.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Edge United Methodist Church, 441 S. Main Ave., Groveland, will have its annual Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon July 14-18 for kids in elementary school.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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After Carpenter’s exit, Yolanda Cargile stepped into the role of Hickman Mills superintendent, closing two elementary schools during her tenure and leaving with little warning February 2020 to become superintendent of the Center School District.—
Ilana Arougheti
July 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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