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trade school

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Definition of trade school

as in public school

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Recent Examples of trade school In fact, many of them are better suited to a path through trade school. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Whether students are considering college, trade school or another path altogether, families increasingly want evidence that the choice will pay off. — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades. — Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trade school

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Noun

Plantation resident Candice D’Angelo’s seventh-grader goes to a Catholic school, and her first- and fourth-graders attend a public school.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Suspensions and expulsions are associated with negative outcomes, including lower educational achievement, decreased likelihood of graduating high school and depression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
However, the rule doesn’t apply to college athletes from the high school class of 2022 who did not redshirt as freshmen.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of grammar school

Noun

Goldee’s was opened in 2020 by former junior high school classmates Jonny White, Jalen Heard and Lane Milne.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.

— Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior high school

Noun

Students carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school in Lille on September 29, 2026.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

The Olathe Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday night to close six schools in the district — five elementary schools and one middle school — after a lengthy discussion about financial woes and parent opposition.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
E’Mari, a Springfield middle school student, was among more than 800 students from numerous districts attending end of school year field trips at the resort, which frequently hosts such events for schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of middle school

Noun

Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
One of Miami’s most prominent private high schools made an offer to buy an active elementary school site from Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of common school

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