as in academies
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
one of the first schools in the country to admit girls as students
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as in teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
According to the Trevor Project, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights and conducts a survey on the mental health of young people, trans teens who attended schools with policies supportive of gender transitions have lower rates of attempting suicide.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Still, the study’s findings challenge the emphasis on early signs of high performance that elite schools, conservatories and youth sport academies often look for when recruiting talent.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Georgians will vote for governor, senators, attorney general, secretary of state, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner, state superintendent of schools, the public service commission and other local seats.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
According to his LinkedIn profile, Trent has worked at a number of schools in Michigan and has served as the assistant principal of Wyoming High School since 2022.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The district also said that all schools will remain open during the takeover process.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The schools with the highest need students in Washington Unified have seen the most turnover, Knepp said.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The state will collect feedback and purchasing data during the pilot year to evaluate the program, and there are plans to expand into additional schools across the state in the 2026-27 school year, the release said.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the program will change where the sales tax dollars go — redirecting dollars that would have otherwise been added to the state’s general fund to pay for highways, schools and other services to pay off the project’s debt and retire the bonds.
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.
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Prominent academies in the country are owned and run by individuals instead of clubs.—
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With all the problems of college football today, Navy and the other service academies aren’t affected.—
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Adopting these federal tax cuts for businesses could, at least in theory, attract businesses to Idaho, said Seth Ruhter, who teaches courses on economics and corporate finance at the College of Idaho.—
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As a young man, he was raised by his domineering father (Charles Dance), who sits with him and teaches him about the sciences.—
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
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Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Painted Turtle, which provides a summer camp experience for kids with serious medical issues, and the Bridge School, which educates children with severe speech and physical disabilities.—
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“Schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schools. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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