Definition of GRADE SCHOOL
- ️Tue Mar 18 2025
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Here are ways to foster open communication: Encourage kids to regularly share their thoughts: Even if your child is shy, creating a home environment where communication is valued can set them up for success in grade school and beyond.
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Alana Bracken, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
The first stop on the tour was Mosque Maryam and the adjacent Muhammad University of Islam grade school at 7351 S. Stony Island Ave.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The laws are passed under the guise of banning the graduate-school level critical race theory — something rarely taught in grade school.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class).
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of grade school was in 1869
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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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