Sentence examples for despite school from inspiring English sources

Despite school board efforts to keep schools open, virtually no teachers crossed the picket lines.

As such, it is concerning that despite school swimming being a national curriculum requirement, nearly 1,300 primary schools still do not offer swimming lessons.

The climate for such gun control bills is not expected to improve markedly from last year, analysts say, despite school shootings.

Walmart and Target don't appear to do better because it's the holiday season; Wikipedia (and Wikimedia, its umbrella organization) does fine despite school being out.

Despite school dropout rates over 40percentt, a third spending time in prison, chronic unemployment, and endemic violence, black youth are among the most vibrant creators of popular culture in the world.

But governments have been caught up in the food politics of "energy-in-energy-out" without asking why 10% of the Australian population visits McDonald's every day despite school curriculums saturated in dietary education, why Indigenous communities suffer disproportionately high rates of obesity and diabetes, or why ultra-processed foods are cheaper than healthy alternatives.

At many schools, the pressure persists despite schools' efforts to combat it.

Despite schooling in drama, she turned to business when she returned to the United States in the 1960's.

For high school seniors already anxious about standing out in a sea of applications, the concern that admission officers won't see past an Asian surname — despite schools' assurances to the contrary — adds to the anxiety.

The watchdog ruled out remarking the GCSEs despite schools claiming that the boundaries between grades C and D had been unfairly moved, resulting in fewer pupils achieving top grades.

Issues: Caffrey believes the district should endeavor to achieve smaller class sizes, despite schools being at capacity.