as in pupil
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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The museum, which includes the African Meeting House built in 1806 and the country’s first public school for Black students, has long served as a vital space for preserving Black history in Boston and Nantucket.
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Oumou Fofana, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Similarly bringing multiple partners together, The Living Tent is a project that stems from the work of an interdisciplinary group of eleven students and two professors from Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art (HSLU).
—Roddy Clarke, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the Fort Worth Independent School District, where nearly half of the city’s public school students are enrolled, 33% of students scored on grade level in reading on last year’s STAAR — a number that has barely budged for at least a decade.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
At least four inches of rain has fallen so far in northern Kentucky and that could double by Sunday, forecasters said.
– Cincinnati Enquirer
Schools close for another day
The severe weather on Friday impacted the schedule of hundreds of students across Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Oumou Fofana, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Similarly bringing multiple partners together, The Living Tent is a project that stems from the work of an interdisciplinary group of eleven students and two professors from Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art (HSLU).
—Roddy Clarke, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the Fort Worth Independent School District, where nearly half of the city’s public school students are enrolled, 33% of students scored on grade level in reading on last year’s STAAR — a number that has barely budged for at least a decade.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
At least four inches of rain has fallen so far in northern Kentucky and that could double by Sunday, forecasters said.
– Cincinnati Enquirer
Schools close for another day
The severe weather on Friday impacted the schedule of hundreds of students across Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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