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In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
Oxbridge Academy is a private preparatory school for grades 6-12.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The future of the private college preparatory school was ultimately spared through a legal settlement last summer with parents and alumni who had sued the institution’s interim head of the school and board of trustees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
Oxbridge Academy is a private preparatory school for grades 6-12.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The future of the private college preparatory school was ultimately spared through a legal settlement last summer with parents and alumni who had sued the institution’s interim head of the school and board of trustees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
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Johnson, 5 feet 10 senior from Massachusetts, caught Reilly’s eye as a tenacious defender in prep school and has become the program’s career assist leader.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Unlike that flashback from an episode of Yellowjackets, a natural discipline and leadership emerges for young adults in prep school.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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This artwork was inspired by an outbreak of a mysterious illness in 2006 that afflicted hundreds of girls at a boarding school in Chalco, Mexico.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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This film tells the story of one of them, Angelita Perez, who lived in Russian boarding schools from ages 4 to 24 until completing her medical studies in Moscow.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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The executive order directs the Department of Education to prioritize discretionary federal grants for school choice and to issue guidance on allocating funding for elementary and secondary school scholarships.—
Corey A. DeAngelis,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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They’re already taught in schools, secondary schools and universities, around the world, and that always surprises me.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Soon the boys were enrolling at Pasadena Unified elementary schools — and all three would eventually attend Muir.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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There’s broad consensus among education researchers that the best way to teach students in early elementary school how to read is through explicit phonics instruction.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Putnam County Charter School System said in a statement on Facebook that Janet was a primary school teacher.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Benedict School was closed after a successful term and the primary school will be closed for a month or so. Joseph Nachbar of St. Benedict is busy putting up ice.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Upside The Upside marries schoolgirl prep with athletic apparel for the classiest court look.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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The right kitchen tools can make meal prep faster, cleanup easier, and dinners tastier.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2025
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The company sold software to schools, which relied on manual processes and paper checks to make payments.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cole's owner, Chris Hannah, told Newsweek that his pup has been a full-time school therapy dog for the last six years.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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None of that hairy high school fake this, do what we're told.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal had a funny story about the Red Sox drafting Bregman out of high school in 2012 and mispronouncing his name on draft day.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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