preparatory

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Two years ago, Griffin was a senior at Jackson Preparatory School, mixing baseball practice with math homework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Preparatory discussions in Geneva, where the WTO is based, revealed that some countries -- the United States and India in particular -- were not satisfied with the proposed roadmap.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

At Brooklyn Preparatory High School last week, Diana Isern asked a group of about 20 teens in her personal-finance class to research their prospective colleges and compare price tags and graduate earnings data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Other teachers, however, continue to assign homework, which introduces a new tension in the learning relationship, said 10th-grader Aaliyah Herron, 15, who is one of Bolden’s students at City Honors International Preparatory High School.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

The son of a Nicaraguan diplomat, he set Good Boys in a world he knew well: a posh suburb of Washington, D.C., and an elite high school he called St. Joseph’s Preparatory School for Boys.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove