Definitions for public school
pub·lic school

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. public schoolnoun

   a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board

2. public schoolnoun

   private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. public schoolnoun

   A fee-charging private or independent school.

2. public schoolnoun

   A publicly administered school.

3. Etymology: From public (in the English sense, "open to all members of a community"; in the North American/Australian sense, "carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the people") + school.

Matched Categories

1. • School
   • Secondary School

How to pronounce public school?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say public school in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of public school in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of public school in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of public school in a Sentence

1. Rick Saccone:

   Recent news articles have shed light on the problem of ‘ghost teachers’ – individuals who receive monetary compensation and benefits, including retirement benefits, from their public school employer while on leave from school employment to perform union duties, currently, the Public School Code does not restrict this practice, which misdirects valuable tax dollars that should be used to provide for teachers who are actually working in the classroom to educate our children.

2. Lori Lightfoot:

   Our Chicago Public School communities deserve a safe and healthy environment that will allow our students to reach their greatest potential.

3. Michael Lind:

   If you have free universal health care and free education supported by public school taxes, then you have more bargaining power with your bosses, but if everything is privatized, and ordinary Americans have to pay for everything through their wages, then they're at the mercy of their employers. If the workers know they'll be ruined if they lost their jobs, they're not going to be uppity. You want to break their spirit.

4. Chicago Teachers Union:

   Chicago's public school educators are united in fighting for the schools our students deserve and ensuring that a fair contract recognizes the hard and dedicated work they do in our school buildings.

5. Corey DeAngelis:

   Teachers unions are showing their true colors once again by preparing another fight against returning to work in person, this move highlights the main problem with K-12 education in America: a massive power imbalance between the public school monopoly and families.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=public school
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Public_School