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classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /
NOUN
room where learning takes place
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The district was forced to reduce staff, push class sizes to their maximum capacity and, in some instances, combine different grades into the same classroom, Superintendent Alejandro Ruvalcaba said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Feelings bubbled up uncontrollably: inconsolable howls in infancy, classroom meltdowns in childhood, rages in adolescence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

"I can't say the feelings are very good," she said, walking through her old classroom, chairs now covered in dust.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

It also found a decline in student performance ranging from 2% to 12% for each degree increase in classroom temperature.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

That, and a classroom of animals who clearly didn’t think you were the “truth” Pelicarnassus told them.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

What is fuelling this spectacle is another, less visible revolution happening inside factories and classrooms.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the growing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms Sunday, even as she acknowledged there is little evidence yet showing how the technology affects student learning.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Conference organizers shared a draft of King’s bill and a supporting brief on the Ten Commandments’ history in classrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

In addition to the administrative offices, Building A was home to the library, the auditorium, and most of the classrooms.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson



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