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night school

NOUN
adult education


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Many are also beginners at education: Most had to be enrolled in the "first grade", said Silmang Pierre Ndior, an official at the Soeur Marie Luc Vaderloge literacy centre where they attend night school.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

Both, said the colleague, “really liked the night school crowd over the prep school crowd.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

"She went to night school, while my sisters were really small. Five kids all under the age of 10, while learning this new language. So to me she's this massive inspiration," said Bethany.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2022

I work full time and am trying to go to night school.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2022

Cynthia's mother worked all day and went to school all evening, and when Cynthia was a baby, her mother would rock her to sleep with bedtime stories read out of night school textbooks.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds


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