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state school

British

noun

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

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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

Northampton Saints have two state school partnerships which play in the ACE League: Moulton College in Northampton and Sigma Sixth Colchester, located at Philip Morant School and College.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Education Week provides a roundup of where things stand on the new federal program to fund state school choice through tax credits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Instead, she got her MBA from a not-so-stressful program at a state school, which I viewed as kind of a lazy move.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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