day school
noun
: an elementary or secondary school held on weekdays
specifically
: a private school without boarding facilities
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The girls, ages 13 to 17, were tossed together because a juvenile-court judge sentenced them to a strict day school called Carroll Academy.
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John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
His synagogue, which meets at the Maimonides School—a Modern Orthodox day school—was one of seven Orthodox shuls that were a part of the Oct. 6 siyum.
—Emily Goldberg, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
John Collier, who was named to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, instituted several reforms, incorporating Native languages and cultures into curriculum, and mandating the closure of several boarding schools and substituting them with day schools.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Teach Coalition, a group that helps secure government funding for Jewish day schools, lauded the ruling as a major victory for religious liberty.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
His synagogue, which meets at the Maimonides School—a Modern Orthodox day school—was one of seven Orthodox shuls that were a part of the Oct. 6 siyum.
—Emily Goldberg, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
John Collier, who was named to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, instituted several reforms, incorporating Native languages and cultures into curriculum, and mandating the closure of several boarding schools and substituting them with day schools.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Teach Coalition, a group that helps secure government funding for Jewish day schools, lauded the ruling as a major victory for religious liberty.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Day school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20school. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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