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state school

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noun

  1. any school maintained by the state, in which education is free

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“These are really difficult problems to solve, and no country, state, school, or family has figured it all out,” said Bethany Teachman, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Every mainstream state school in England will be given their own target to improve pupil attendance, the government has confirmed.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A network of online charter schools fraudulently obtained at least $400 million in state school funds from 2016 to 2019, according to the San Diego County district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

"Growing state school rugby is a one step at a time process," said Beaumont.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

“I mean, it’s less than half of what IU would cost,” which was the state school a couple hours south of us in Bloomington.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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