private school
noun
: a school that is established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency
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Many parents are dissatisfied with the public schools their children are assigned to, but their options are often limited by the availability of private school options and their ability to afford tuition.
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Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
That effectively means that taxpayers in those states were subsidizing private school tuition that those students’ families had already committed to paying.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
School voucher programs allow families to use public school funds to pay for private school tuition, homeschooling, and similar education opportunities.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
The bill would require all private schools to register with the state.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
That effectively means that taxpayers in those states were subsidizing private school tuition that those students’ families had already committed to paying.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
School voucher programs allow families to use public school funds to pay for private school tuition, homeschooling, and similar education opportunities.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
The bill would require all private schools to register with the state.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Private school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20school. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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