private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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State funding for education and other critical spending priorities all comes from the same pot — more money for private schools and charters means less for rural and low-income schools.
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Maddy Wheelock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Hsu played Shan Cai, a teenager from a middle-class family who attends an elite private school and becomes caught in a love web with the heirs of wealthy families.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
These screenings would apply to students enrolled in a public, open enrollment charter or private school, or child care facilities.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
In Democratic strongholds on the South and West sides of Chicago, many Black pastors have expressed interest in opening their own private schools as part of their church offering, but affordability remains an issue.
—Juan Rangel, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2025
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Maddy Wheelock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Hsu played Shan Cai, a teenager from a middle-class family who attends an elite private school and becomes caught in a love web with the heirs of wealthy families.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
These screenings would apply to students enrolled in a public, open enrollment charter or private school, or child care facilities.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
In Democratic strongholds on the South and West sides of Chicago, many Black pastors have expressed interest in opening their own private schools as part of their church offering, but affordability remains an issue.
—Juan Rangel, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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