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school

[skool] / skul /






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As a “nerdy” Asian girl coming up in a majority-white school system, Day had the persistent thought: “I’ll never be a cool kid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Parents of pupils have accused school management of failing to inform them about their suspicions.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She's worried that pupils will not be able to access what they need in order to maximise their revision time over the school holidays.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

During graduate school, she had studied similar textures through photos and samples shared by a lab mate who focused on microbial fossils from the Early Triassic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The last time she had held this posture was when Jason had snuck out to hang with his friends on a school night.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith