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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > school types > district schools
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > schools > school types > district schools
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational institutions > schools > school types > district schools
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > school types > district schools
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > schools > school types > district schools

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district schools  

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  • In the United States, each state has the constitutional responsibility to provide for the education of its elementary and secondary students. Although students attend individual school sites in communities or in specified locations in the state, most sites are part of local school districts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; District Schools]

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