What does public school mean?
Definitions for public school
pub·lic school
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Princeton's WordNet
public schoolnoun
a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
public schoolnoun
private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition
Wiktionary
public schoolnoun
A fee-charging private or independent school.
public schoolnoun
A publicly administered school.
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.
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public school
A public school is a free institution, funded by the government through taxpayers' money, which provides primary or secondary education to children within a certain area. These schools are overseen by a school board, which sets policies and regulations, and are required to adhere to certain educational standards set by the state. Admittance to a public school is typically based on the geographical location of a student's home. The term "public school" can vary in meaning between countries.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of public school in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of public school in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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They stretched and stretched and mortgaged to the hilt to buy the cheapest house in the town with one of the best public school systems.
I am determined to go back to the same army public school where terrorists tried to kill me and where the terrorists killed my classmates, on hearing the gunshots, our teachers quickly shut the door of the auditorium in an effort to stop the terrorists from entering there. But the attackers broke the door and sneaked into the auditorium. Once inside the hall, they tried to kill all the children. Students were falling down and bleeding and one bullet also hit me in my arm.
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.
Certainly something that everyone who is engaged in education agrees on is that it has been an extraordinarily difficult last three years to be a public school teacher, the pandemic was a real body blow to the whole education system.
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.
Translations for public school
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- koulu, yleinen, peruskouluFinnish
- សាលាសាធារណៈ, សាលារដ្ឋKhmer
- [[escola]] [[pública]]Portuguese
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