pupil
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Average per pupil spending in the state has more than doubled since the 2012 tax hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The BBC's File on 4 Investigates recently found that a school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, put a pupil in an isolation booth away from the classroom for more than half an academic year.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ankara recently complained about Athens shutting down Turkish-language schools, a move the Greeks blamed on declining pupil numbers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
It follows an outbreak in England earlier this year, in which two people - a university student and a sixth-form pupil - died.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
I said it softly, but a pupil seated near me heard, and she told the others.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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