The phrase "academies like" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing or referring to similar institutions or organizations, particularly in an educational context.
Example: "There are many institutions that focus on advanced studies, including academies like the Royal Academy of Arts."
Alternatives: "institutions such as" or "schools similar to".
Academies like Code Academy boast 24 million+ users, but have few success stories, likely for the same reason.
Harlem Village Academies, like many charter schools (schools that are state-funded but usually privately run) in New York, shares a building with a regular public school.
So fixing education should start younger, with more academies, like King Solomon, taking pupils from the age of three up to 18.
No, what really galvanized the religious right were Supreme Court rulings stripping whites-only Christian academies, like the one Falwell founded in 1966, of their tax-exempt status.
While St George's Park might match what academies like La Masia can boast now, once the center reaches full capacity, in about 20 years, according to Sheepshanks, England's rivals will have moved on to something different.
Meanwhile, youth academies, like the one founded by the English professional Steve Brown, are expanding as they teach children how to play the game in a safe and disciplined environment.
They live in an academy-like place.
The voters at the British television academy liked it enough to name it the best drama series of 2012.
"The academy likes to focus on the fact that we are a commercial enterprise," Mr. Sowter said.
What the academy likes about the plans from NYC & Company, Mr. Haberkamp says, is that they have been "expanded beyond a party" into "a cultural outreach".
Moylan: The Academy likes to pretend it doesn't watch reality shows, but I bet all of their grandkids force them to watch American Ninja Warrior.
