private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Bob Boyd, president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, said the House proposal could affect more than 21,000 students at half of the state’s 30 private schools.
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News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
This includes students and graduates of private schools in the geographic area.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Exclusive private schools with students flocking to swipe their parents’ credit cards are sounding the alarm on unsanctioned trips by reminding families that the vacations are not supported by administrators.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
With the influx of people, there have been other changes, too: asking rents in Palm Beach County have risen more than fifty per cent for apartments and seventy per cent for single-family homes since May 2019; some private schools now have wait lists.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
This includes students and graduates of private schools in the geographic area.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Exclusive private schools with students flocking to swipe their parents’ credit cards are sounding the alarm on unsanctioned trips by reminding families that the vacations are not supported by administrators.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
With the influx of people, there have been other changes, too: asking rents in Palm Beach County have risen more than fifty per cent for apartments and seventy per cent for single-family homes since May 2019; some private schools now have wait lists.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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