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common school

NOUN
public elementary school
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Among the common school names targeted are Jackson, founding father Thomas Jefferson, who owned slaves, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

When our common school system began, in the early 19th century, students actually went to school in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

The bill that created the capital gains tax expressly stated that revenue will be distributed to the state’s education legacy trust account and to the common school construction account.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2023

The most common school choice program is vouchers, which are state-sponsored scholarships for private schools.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2023

He lived at home until seventeen years old; acquired a common school and academic education; served an apprenticeship of five years at boot and shoe making in Georgetown, Massachusetts, and came to Hudson in 1851.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman



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