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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

As a Washington public school district and member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), Camas follows applicable state law and WIAA eligibility rules.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Republican has long pushed to eliminate DEI policies and restrict LGBTQ+ student clubs across public school districts.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Southern California is full of future college and NFL officials starting out as high school officials.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Sierra’s mother, Mercedes Pedraza, testified that Sierra wasn’t the same after the accident and had frequent tantrums, refused to follow rules and ultimately dropped out of high school.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 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

Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
The February attack on a secondary school in the small town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains was Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades, leaving eight people dead, including six children, and dozens wounded.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

It was expanded to all secondary athletics, including middle school athletics, Friday.

— Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Check out the grand prize winner for middle school, who talks about her dyslexia, and for high school, who discusses an important family memory.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of middle school

Noun

Three children and a teacher were gunned down Thursday afternoon in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, according to police.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Three young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and a teenage suspect was fatally shot by a good Samaritan who pursued him.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 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

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