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Recent Examples of public school
Now the agency's focus has shifted to public schools that serve the nation's younger students.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The activist raised a similar complaint in Broward County, Florida, which resulted in the removal of similar banners at public schools.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The council also cited the Idaho Code, which does not allow a company to own a liquor license within 300 feet of any public school, church or place of worship.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill earlier this week requiring public schools to ban cellphone use during the school day.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The activist raised a similar complaint in Broward County, Florida, which resulted in the removal of similar banners at public schools.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The council also cited the Idaho Code, which does not allow a company to own a liquor license within 300 feet of any public school, church or place of worship.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill earlier this week requiring public schools to ban cellphone use during the school day.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public school
- high school
- trade school
- junior high school
- common school
- middle school
- secondary school
- grammar school
- senior high school
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Dear Eric: An old high school girlfriend of my husband’s (more than 40 years) creates social media posts about him and tags him, including photos of him or of the two of them together.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The childhood Dodgers fan, who went to high school in Los Angeles, also totaled eight hits, zero walks, three strikeouts and 75 pitches in his first loss of the year.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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While there's still a healthy demand for community colleges and four-year university programs, the financial incentives for trade schools in most states are hard to ignore.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Community Colleges and Trade Schools Community colleges and trade schools provide affordable, classes that equip students with workforce-ready skills in a short time.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Baker’s 14-year-old daughter and Todd’s 14-year-old son were both in the junior high school class that Evans was teaching at the time, the mothers said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Isabel’s dedication to her craft is evident in her commitment to vocal training in both classical voice and musical theatre, having worked with her current voice teacher since junior high school.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Who was Jonelle Matthews? Jonelle was a 12-year-old middle school student living in Greeley with her parents, Jim Matthews and Gloria Matthews, and her older sister, Jennifer Mogensen.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Philip can read at a middle school level, Kristin said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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In a small town in western Ireland, Jamie O’Neill is about to start secondary school, a Catholic school run by a fanatic and filled with plenty of bullies looking for someone just like Jamie to persecute.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
1 June 2025
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Their double act had begun at secondary school, in North London, where Mulcahy protected the diminutive Duffy from bullies.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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In 1966, the school was moved to Breightmet, maintaining its status as a grammar school.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The settlement boasted both a high school and a grammar school – yet the lecture hall of the complex was only unearthed this past March.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 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
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20school. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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