public school
noun
1
: an endowed secondary boarding school in Great Britain offering a classical curriculum and preparation for the universities or public service
2
: a free tax-supported school controlled by a local governmental authority
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Both of their sons attend public school.
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By then, Valdes and her brothers were attending public schools in West Palm Beach, a right undocumented children have because of a supreme court ruling which passed narrowly in the early ‘80s.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Two of the least powerful groups threatened by the current climate of repression are public school teachers and their students, children who may never even realize what they have been kept from learning.
—Jane S. Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Thank God for the teachers and public schools who have served this country well for 240 years and supply educational opportunities for all children, regardless of color, ethnicity, wealth or learning handicaps.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
All New York City public schools will receive at least as much funding for the upcoming school year as their initial budgets last fall, Mayor Adams announced Wednesday evening as his Democratic challengers took the stage for the first mayoral debate.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Two of the least powerful groups threatened by the current climate of repression are public school teachers and their students, children who may never even realize what they have been kept from learning.
—Jane S. Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Thank God for the teachers and public schools who have served this country well for 240 years and supply educational opportunities for all children, regardless of color, ethnicity, wealth or learning handicaps.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
All New York City public schools will receive at least as much funding for the upcoming school year as their initial budgets last fall, Mayor Adams announced Wednesday evening as his Democratic challengers took the stage for the first mayoral debate.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20school. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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