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Recent Examples of boarding school
Those recruits typically enroll at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts, a boarding school inside Dragon Springs, which then feeds into Fei Tian College on the same campus.
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Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Tribal leaders and advocates maintain that many of the problems in Indian Country today, such as addiction, suicide and domestic abuse, stem from generational trauma from loss of land, loss of culture and the abuse endured at the boarding schools.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
My Mythic American Inheritance While the federal boarding schools offer the clearest historical example of violent assimilative curricula and school design, public schools remain sites of violence for Indigenous students.
—TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
There were hundreds of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., part of a federal policy from the 19th and early 20th centuries to assimilate Indigenous youth into Western society.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Tribal leaders and advocates maintain that many of the problems in Indian Country today, such as addiction, suicide and domestic abuse, stem from generational trauma from loss of land, loss of culture and the abuse endured at the boarding schools.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
My Mythic American Inheritance While the federal boarding schools offer the clearest historical example of violent assimilative curricula and school design, public schools remain sites of violence for Indigenous students.
—TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
There were hundreds of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., part of a federal policy from the 19th and early 20th centuries to assimilate Indigenous youth into Western society.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
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Compared with many other area prep schools, this one has more students and more money.Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Three top players in the CCC – Bela Cucuta of Newington, who averaged almost 25 ppg last year; Callie Cosgrove of Conard, who scored her 1,000th point as a junior last year and E.O. Smith’s Jill Dingler, who helped her team to a state title two years ago, are all at prep schools.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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About 600 girls up to ninth grade attend this elementary/preparatory school, located inside the Qalandia refugee camp.Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
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Because the thing is that, According to Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are now deep into discussions about what will happen to Prince George once his time at preparatory school ends.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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In high school, Sienna developed a passion for art and even showcased her work in galleries.Skyler Trepel, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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School representatives such as teachers, counselors, club advisers, communication staff and principals can nominate these high school students by 5 p.m. on Thursdays.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
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That opens one of the top public school coaching positions in the Southland. . .Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s no small achievement given the big challenges Baltimore public schools face.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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She was hired by the New York City school system as a Bronx elementary school teacher in 2002, going on to rise through the ranks as a teaching coach and assistant principal.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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City of Gridley Council Member Catalina Sanchez also recalled visiting the mansion during an elementary school field trip.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky: The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Of that, $45 million would go to the state’s common school fund and another $45 million would be earmarked for prizes.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
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The Musk Foundation set aside nearly $100 million via a non-profit called the X Foundation that will build the initial primary and secondary school, and eventually open a university, should all go well, according to the non-profit’s filings.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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School buses then made their way to the secondary school around 4:45 p.m.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
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Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who has been named a person of interest in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attended a private prep school in Baltimore before studying at the University of Pennsylvania, according to his LinkedIn account and spokespeople for both schools.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the third case rejected Monday, an association of parents in the Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin challenged a policy by the school system that laid out guidance on supporting students going through a gender transition.Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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