as in schools
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academies
Book ban at military service academies draws flak from Congress.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, the anti-DEI policy in the military appears aimed at curriculum and materials at the service academies.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Democrats are asking the secretaries to answer questions about if the academies were told to review books and, if so, by whom.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Two House Democrats sent letters to the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force on Monday demanding answers over the recent removal of books at service academies.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee asked the military academies who directed the removal of books, how the books were selected and if they’ve been taken from the shelves.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Athletic spent time this year sitting with the men who run some of the top academies on the continent.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
European academies practice four to five times a week, for about three hours a day.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
French academies are often smaller than programs in Madrid or Barcelona (which has a similar setup and funding model to Real Madrid).
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, the anti-DEI policy in the military appears aimed at curriculum and materials at the service academies.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Democrats are asking the secretaries to answer questions about if the academies were told to review books and, if so, by whom.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Two House Democrats sent letters to the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force on Monday demanding answers over the recent removal of books at service academies.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee asked the military academies who directed the removal of books, how the books were selected and if they’ve been taken from the shelves.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Athletic spent time this year sitting with the men who run some of the top academies on the continent.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
European academies practice four to five times a week, for about three hours a day.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
French academies are often smaller than programs in Madrid or Barcelona (which has a similar setup and funding model to Real Madrid).
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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