comprehensive school

noun

British
: a school in Britain for children of all different levels of ability who are over the age of 11

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For Texas school districts, the funding change comes at a time when many are facing budget shortfalls, which many school officials blame on Texas lawmakers for not agreeing on a comprehensive school funding bill during last year's legislative session. Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024 Over the years, Cup of Uji expanded its reach, and in 2023, a game-changing moment arrived when The Rockefeller Foundation awarded the program a grant to pilot a comprehensive school meals initiative at G.K. Athi River Primary School. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

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