high school

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Among married women with children at home and a high school diploma, 60% are employed in some form; among such women with bachelor’s degrees, 77% are; among those with higher degrees, 86% are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

At a high school in Nacka just outside Stockholm, final-year students are unpacking laptops from rucksacks and tote bags, alongside items they say they used less frequently a few years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Miller not only works, but she also didn’t have kids until her 30s — well over a decade older than the high school kids who anger her by prioritizing prom and graduation over baby-making.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

That was until retired high school teacher Bill McFarland's curiosity got the better of him.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

On top of that, the city offered to pay three hundred dollars per child for Connie and Kathy to continue to attend the Colored high school in Newport News.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson