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community education

British  

noun

  1. the provision of a wide range of educational and special interest courses and activities by a local authority

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JPMorgan has been looking to grow deeper roots in the cities and towns where it does business, rolling out specialty branches focused on community education for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

“The uncertainty, whether it’s on global trade volatility or on the ICE enforcement actions, it’s wild, and it’s deeply unsettling at an emotional, community, education, healthcare and, certainly, at a business level,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025

Nonprofit organizations and lawyers can provide community education on the limits of expedited removal, the right to a hearing, and the ways individuals can claim asylum or show they’re not subject to expedited removal.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2024

Researchers also offered DNA tests to 78 African Americans living in the Charleston area today, said La’Sheia Oubré, who led community education for the project.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

The impulse of the war toward community education is a tremendous one and it is not strange that it should find an outlet in all sorts of odd ways.

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