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elementary

[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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Unified officials quietly added $30 million to the elementary school arts budget for the 2024-25 school year amid ongoing accusations from Beutner, union leaders and parents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

This past academic year, the elementary school added a 25-minute recess block starting from 7:30 a.m., when parents can drop their children off.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

She teamed with other parents to help revive recess throughout Tennessee, which went on to pass a law last year requiring at least 40 minutes of recess in elementary schools.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

It was 1955 and Marcus, a 31-year-old associate professor of chemistry still in the early stages of his career, had found an elementary mistake in the work of an esteemed scientist.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

I turn it off when the elementary school comes into view.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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