as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
The 45-year-old Central Coast native served in the Assembly for four years before her Senate campaign and worked in higher education at UC Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Unified School District before entering politics.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Republicans have long sought to curb the tax exemptions in higher education.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 10 June 2025
Further, university officials noted that with key advancements in women’s roles in the country from the ability to drive and now work, the university will provide further opportunities for higher education advancements for women.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
As such, Ono predicts that nurturing creativity in higher education will be a key in keeping mathematics going for future generations.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 6 June 2025
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Republicans have long sought to curb the tax exemptions in higher education.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 10 June 2025
Further, university officials noted that with key advancements in women’s roles in the country from the ability to drive and now work, the university will provide further opportunities for higher education advancements for women.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
As such, Ono predicts that nurturing creativity in higher education will be a key in keeping mathematics going for future generations.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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This article was written by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.—
Jon Marcus,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Your own aging loved one is not immune because of background, education, intelligence, nor experience with finances.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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San Francisco was trying to create a Marxist demonstration out of its schooling, and parents in the famously progressive city wanted nothing to do with it.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
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There seems to be a popular opinion among some teachers and parents that maintaining a native language would keep students back in their schooling.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Harford’s Citizen Budget Advisory Board is urging County Executive Bob Cassilly to invest more in Harford Community College to avoid tuition increases and calling into question whether the county can afford cost-of-living salary increases for staff.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
5 June 2025
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The tuition gap between California residents and nonresidents in the UC system is substantial.—
Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Mercury in Gemini activates your exotic ninth house of higher learning, travel and philosophy.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Now, the law would only apply to cities with populations of less than 250,000 that are home to an institute of higher learning with an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2025
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There was one part of Howard's character that hit closer to home: teaching.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Upstairs tutoring and studying spaces, a library and teaching labs are reserved specifically for athletes and feature abundant glass, daylight and an airy sense of openness.—
Sharron van der Meulen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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