private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a regional credentialing agency, accredited several three-year bachelor’s degrees at two private schools, Brigham Young University-Idaho and Ensign College, last year.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Dartmouth is a small, private school in New Hampshire, which has laws favorable to unionizing.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Supporters of school choice distinguish vouchers as state money that goes directly to private school tuition, while education savings accounts or tax credits are given to a family to provide additional resources, which can include private school tuition.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2024
His teachers must be certified, unlike at some private schools.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Dartmouth is a small, private school in New Hampshire, which has laws favorable to unionizing.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Supporters of school choice distinguish vouchers as state money that goes directly to private school tuition, while education savings accounts or tax credits are given to a family to provide additional resources, which can include private school tuition.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2024
His teachers must be certified, unlike at some private schools.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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