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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In 1954, the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
After teaching for three years in Texas public school band programs in East Texas and the Fort Worth area, Richards returned to college at North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) in Denton, graduating in 1986 with a master's degree in administrative management.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Now Cochran works as an instructor of history at Purdue University Northwest, a public school in Hammond.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
Education innovations, especially those that tap into artificial intelligence (AI), can help overcome the challenges American public schools face.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
After teaching for three years in Texas public school band programs in East Texas and the Fort Worth area, Richards returned to college at North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) in Denton, graduating in 1986 with a master's degree in administrative management.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Now Cochran works as an instructor of history at Purdue University Northwest, a public school in Hammond.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
Education innovations, especially those that tap into artificial intelligence (AI), can help overcome the challenges American public schools face.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Public school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20school. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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