common school

noun

: a free public school

Examples of common school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky: The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools. Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Of that, $45 million would go to the state’s common school fund and another $45 million would be earmarked for prizes. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024 These programs are making mountain biking a common school sport. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 May 2024 While my office receives state dollars for each student taught, these two schools don’t have access to other funding mechanisms available to common school districts. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024 A number of provisions of the state's Constitution require that public funds be used only for the common school system. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024 This custom coaster is undoubtedly unique, as each one can be customized with different designs, including common school supplies like paper clips, crayons, eraser caps, and other more. Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023 This marked distinction formed an obvious division between the boys who lived above (however brought together in a common school) and the boys whose paternal residence was on the plain a sufficient cause of hostility in the code of these young Grotiuses. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 Students wear masks in class, on the bus and in common school spaces. USA Today, 11 Sep. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1503, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of common school was in 1503

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“Common school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20school. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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