alternative school

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any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school.

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Origin of alternative school

First recorded in 1970–75

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How to use alternative school in a sentence

Dashboard alternative schools serve a high percentage of at-risk students, such as those who have been expelled.
Non-Classroom-Based Charters Performed Near Bottom in Test Score Analysis|Will Huntsberry|August 30, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Aaron died in January at age 86, and the name of the public alternative school for middle and high school students will occur sometime this year.
Hank Aaron’s name will replace a Confederate general’s on an Atlanta school|Cindy Boren|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
Some said her failure to pass education legislation limited her impact — but she always made clear that she believed state legislatures were the vehicle for creating alternative school options for families.
Betsy DeVos is gone — but ‘DeVosism’ sure isn’t. Look at what Florida, New Hampshire and other states are doing.|Valerie Strauss|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Prisma is another alternative school that trains former educators, from public and private schools, to become learning coaches.
Teachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next?|Natasha Mascarenhas|October 30, 2020|TechCrunch

Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?|Shane Harris|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And then I did teachers all throughout elementary school and junior high for my friends.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
All my musical studies till now have been a mere going to school, a preparation for him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
I ask for half a dozen projectors or so in every school, and for a well-stocked storehouse of films.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He was the most distinguished representative of the English school of composition, and was knighted in 1842.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
The child who has got languages from its governess, therefore, marks time—that is to say, wastes time in these subjects at school.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells