private school

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For the family earning $400,000 with two kids in private school and a mortgage, it might be the largest financial goal they have.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

If a selective, top private school can provide an opportunity for a student to become a “winner,” parents see it as worth attending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

She joined the private school - whose ex-pupils include a string of Welsh internationals - in September 2023, but was suspended and later resigned.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

He recruited Karen Yung from ElevateED, a private school nonprofit, to run the Wellington school, called Wingrove Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

My parents asked me, a little anxiously, if I wanted to go to a private school for girls; they thought I’d feel left out if they didn’t make the effort for me too.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood