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[ej-oo-key-shuhn] / ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Paris last week had to sharply increase the interest rate offered in its monthly sale of benchmark government bonds -- money that could otherwise be spent on education or defence.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Fitzpatrick said research showed children from working class backgrounds tended to be "educationally further ahead" than their peers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, and argued the education minister's plans would widen this disparity.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Yet Germany’s federal system gives states substantial powers over education, cultural policy and security—including control over the police and the regional branch of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, a lecturer at Ulster University, said SDC had been used to create an early education selection system that gave "our most vulnerable children" a "foot up on the ladder".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

What if the people in charge thought it was like Josie was stealing her education?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Experts and couples interviewed by AFP spoke of a combination of factors, including longer educations and growing professional ambitions among women, along with rising divorce rates and financial strain on young professionals.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Hershbein found that in the first quarter the labor-force participation rate—the share of the population either working or looking for work—averaged 75.9% for people whose educations span high school through associate degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has revoked the school's license permanently, and said that students' educations would continue through online learning options or transfers to other institutions – especially for orphaned students.

From BBC May 13, 2026

They paid off their mortgage, set aside enough money in 529 accounts to partially fund their children’s college educations, and left their corporate jobs.

From MarketWatch Mar. 14, 2026

They had the best educations, a thousand chances, a thousand connections, and still they’d ended up unable to support themselves.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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