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common school

NOUN
public elementary school
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Among the common school names targeted are Jackson, founding father Thomas Jefferson, who owned slaves, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2024

When our common school system began, in the early 19th century, students actually went to school in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2023

The most common school choice program is vouchers, which are state-sponsored scholarships for private schools.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2023

It is likely that both texts are collections of writings from a variety of thinkers who belonged to a common school known as Daoism.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

The gradual introduction of the choicer products of literature into the grades of the common school has been going on for several years.

From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by Charles A. (Charles Alexander) McMurry



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