primary school

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Recent Examples of primary school London has 525 near primary schools, far more than any other city in the ranking. Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 After the show, the garden–which has won a Best in Show Silver-will be relocated to a primary school in Arbroath to inspire creativity and connection with nature. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Founded in 1912, Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Tokyo office is inside an old primary school (shown below). Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Ash, who grew up with a Church of England primary school education and a scant knowledge of hymns, embarks on a journey first spurred on by two friends—comedians—who both surprisingly pursued clerical life. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for primary school
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Noun
  • 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
  • The selective integration of Austin secondary schools was expanded.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Yet, 80 percent of public school teachers are white, and less than 2 percent are Black men.
    Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • But many of the strongest math students take algebra in middle school, so high schools don’t get credit for those students’ algebra scores.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
  • The prioritization of middle school career exploration in multiple accountability systems reflects its clear importance in the state.
    Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

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