Collocations: Education

education noun

adjective

decent , excellent , first-class , good , high - quality , quality , well-rounded

poor

compulsory

formal

Although he had had little formal ~, he could read and write well.

classical

He received a classical ~.

liberal

all-round ( BrE ) , basic , general

He'd received an excellent general ~ in Poland.

comprehensive ( esp. BrE ) , public-school (= provided by the government) ( AmE ) , universal

the party's policy on comprehensive ~

Nigeria committed itself to universal primary ~.

early - childhood ( esp. AmE ) , preschool

elementary , primary ( esp. BrE )

secondary ( esp. BrE )

adult , continuing , further ( BrE ) , higher , tertiary

a college of further ~

41% had some post-secondary ~.

college ( esp. AmE ) , high-school ( in the US ) , public-school (= private) ( in the UK ) , university

graduate , undergraduate ( both esp. AmE )

remedial ( AmE ) , special

in-service , professional , vocational

military , teacher

maternal , parental

How well a child does at school is influenced by the level of parental ~.

distance , online ( both esp. AmE )

Technology allows distance ~ to occur at all levels.

AIDS , health

sex , sexuality ( AmE )

arts , music , science , etc.

religious , theological

full-time , part-time

public , state

private

parents who choose private ~ for their children

Catholic , Christian , etc.

single - sex

Researchers have found that single-sex ~ may benefit girls.

bilingual , multicultural

verb + education

acquire , get , have , obtain , receive

He was at a disadvantage because of the poor ~ he had received.

pursue

She brought up two children while pursuing a college ~.

deliver , give sb , offer , provide (sb with)

The school provides an excellent general ~.

deny sb

No one is denied an ~ because they are poor in this country.

lack

Many people lack the ~ and training that is needed for these jobs.

enter

students entering higher ~

continue , extend

She went to college to continue her ~.

leave

young people who are just leaving full-time ~

complete , finish

He went to America to complete his ~.

improve , reform

The project seeks to improve ~ for students.

promote

finance sb's , fund sb's

They set up an account to fund their daughter's ~.

education + noun

authority ( in the UK ) , committee , department , ministry ( in the UK ) , sector , service , system

funds provided by the local ~ authority

We need to invest in the higher ~ sector.

officer ( esp. BrE ) , official

minister , secretary ( both in the UK )

policy

reform

reformer

bill

campaign , initiative , programme/program , project , scheme ( BrE )

The department has launched a new health ~ campaign.

activities

They want to broaden their research and ~ activities.

facilities , materials , resources

budget , funding

spending

class , course , session

adult ~ courses

process

Parents should begin the sex ~ process long before it begins in school.

centre/center , college , establishment , institution , provider

setting

children in early ~ settings

community ( esp. AmE ) , world

a policy that has been adopted by the entire ~ community

expert , leader , specialist

requirement ( AmE )

There are additional ~ requirements for nurses on this course.

levels , standards

efforts to improve ~ standards

loan ( AmE ) ( student loan in BrE )

preposition

in   ~

students in full-time ~

through   ~

We acquire much of our world knowledge through ~.

~   about

~ about danger on the roads