as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
The work to more intentionally link higher education and post-graduate jobs is just beginning, García said.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Prices are falling across academia Prices are falling across the higher education sector as the industry copes with sagging enrollment and cost-conscious customers, finance experts say.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
State government and higher education employees would receive a 2.5% salary increase.
—John Frank, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The honorees include higher education institutions designated as bike-friendly for the first time and others previously cited that moved up in the ranking.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Prices are falling across academia Prices are falling across the higher education sector as the industry copes with sagging enrollment and cost-conscious customers, finance experts say.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
State government and higher education employees would receive a 2.5% salary increase.
—John Frank, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The honorees include higher education institutions designated as bike-friendly for the first time and others previously cited that moved up in the ranking.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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Shelly is poised to finish her long years of education by completing a two-year fellowship.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Musk promised to find $2 trillion in savings, which could mean sharp cuts in domestic programs for education, health and housing; defense spending; and the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Zhou Dynasty During the Zhou dynasty in China from 1046 B.C. until 256 B.C., much of the schooling was likely done in village and district schools where young students learned to read and write using bamboo books.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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In Kentucky, a ballot initiative that would have allowed public money to go toward private schooling was defeated roughly 65% to 35% — the same margin as in Arizona in 2018 and the inverse of the margin by which Trump won Kentucky.Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
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Just this year, Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $1 billion to Johns Hopkins University to fund an endowment for free tuition for students.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both schools are evenly splitting FIFA’s funds, which are going to pay for the salaries and fringe benefits of the researchers, travel, materials and supplies, grad student tuition and fees, and other direct costs.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Issues about foreign countries, travel, publishing and higher learning, as well as medicine and the law, will be of interest.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Pluto re-enters Aquarius on Nov. 19, reigniting your ninth house of beliefs, travel and higher learning.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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And those teachings can have an impact at home as well as in the classroom.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Worship Now Tour Sponsored by World Vision, the Air1 Worship Now Tour is headlined by Crowder with We the Kingdom, CAIN, Passion, Jon Reddick and the inspirational teachings of special guest Louie Giglio.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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