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
Examples of public school in a Sentence
Both of their sons attend public school.
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Many Mennonite families don’t send children to public schools.
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Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In interviews with The News, parents have repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in the city, but a struggle to make ends meet while waiting for public school.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
The most recent numbers available at the time of the news organizations’ investigation showed nearly 4,500 children were recorded as withdrawn from public school for homeschooling in 2022 — a number that had doubled over a decade.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
There isn’t solid data showing how many of the families who moved to homeschooling during the early days of the pandemic came back to public schools later, Goodman said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
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Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In interviews with The News, parents have repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in the city, but a struggle to make ends meet while waiting for public school.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
The most recent numbers available at the time of the news organizations’ investigation showed nearly 4,500 children were recorded as withdrawn from public school for homeschooling in 2022 — a number that had doubled over a decade.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
There isn’t solid data showing how many of the families who moved to homeschooling during the early days of the pandemic came back to public schools later, Goodman said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20school. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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