schooling

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She had little formal schooling, and at age 12 was sent out to be a hired girl, never to return home—or stop working—again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, parents considering taking on these loans will have less room to use them to finance their kids’ schooling.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The most important thing "is compulsory schooling up to age 16," the director said.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Thierry Henry was equal parts elegant and clinical, effortlessly eating up turf, striding through defences like a sixth-former schooling year sevens, scoring worldies and va va vindicating his spot here.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Later, after I had been rehabilitated, I learned that Esther knew what I was interested in through the informal schooling at the center.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah