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charter school
(Encyclopedia) charter school, alternative type of American public school that, while paid for by taxes, is independent of the public-school system and relatively free from state and local…Cedar Falls
(Encyclopedia) Cedar Falls, city (2020 pop. 40,713), Black Hawk co., N Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. 1854. It developed as a milling center in the…Dubuque
(Encyclopedia) Dubuque Dubuque dəby&oomacr;kˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 59,667), seat of Dubuque co., NE Iowa, on the…Corporal Punishment in Public Schools, by State
The following table lists the states allowing corporal punishment in schools according to state name and the number of students hit. States Allowing Corporal Punishment State…Cardano, Girolamo
(Encyclopedia) Cardano, Girolamo or GeronimoCardano, Girolamo or Geronimojērôˈlämō kärdäˈnō, jārôˈnēmō [key], 1501–76, Italian physician and mathematician. His works on arithmetic and algebra…Cummins, Albert Baird
(Encyclopedia) Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850–1926, U.S. Senator from Iowa (1909–26), b. Green co., Pa. He studied law in Chicago and in 1878 joined his brother in practice in Des Moines. As governor of…public school
(Encyclopedia) public school, in the United States, a tax-supported elementary or high school open to anyone. In England the term was originally applied to grammar schools endowed for the use of the…State Compulsory School Attendance Laws
Here's a list of each U.S. state's compulsory school attendance laws and the date they were implemented. State Enactment1 Compulsory attendance, 2013 Alabama 1915 6–16…parochial school
(Encyclopedia) parochial schoolparochial schoolpərōˈkēəl [key], school supported by a religious body. In the United States such schools are maintained by a number of religious groups, including…Megarian school
(Encyclopedia) Megarian school, Greek school of philosophy at Mégara from late 5th cent. to early 3d cent. b.c. Influenced by the Eleatic school and by Socrates, it was known for its interest in…Trending
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