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free school

American  

noun

  1. a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.


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They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Around 2,000 students and teachers across Indonesia have fallen ill with food poisoning over the past three days linked to the government's free school meals programme.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The feds operate more than a dozen food assistance programs, which provide grocery money for new parents and their toddlers, as well as free school breakfasts and lunches for lower-income children.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

One project that comes in for particular criticism is the costly free school meals programme, Prabowo's signature project which he vowed Friday to pursue "but with improvements and efficiency."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“Did you go to a free school in Haiti?”

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

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