public school
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- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk skuːl/
- US
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escuela pública (Estados Unidos)
- In New York City, children attend public school for their primary education funded by local taxes.
- public school district
- public school system
- public school teachers
So all, all schools, all public schools in America have three primary funding streams.
- So all, all schools, all public schools in America have three primary funding streams.
- But I went from public school on Long Island to Saint Paul's in New Hampshire.
- He bought Trump Bibles to be issued in American public schools.
- Nobody is pushing pornography in Oklahoma public schools.
- Most parents I know prefer to have their child attend the local public school.
- I was just going to say, if I may be so bold, it sounds like Buffalo Public Schools have a rocky past.
- Is it allowable to teach anything pertaining to religion in a public school?
- But in California, the public schools are struggling, poor outcomes.
Examples
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But the most competitive of all New York City public schools is this one.
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Most of the foster children attend public schools and require an aide in the classroom.
Academic text (2008) -
His first language until he started going to public school was French.
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I believe in public schools having the resources they need.
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I go to public school in New York City.
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I teach English at a public school.
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The debate over whether popular music has a place in public school education continues.
Academic text (2013) -
I met her in the second grade of my public school in North Carolina.
Fiction book (2001) -
In recent years, federal and state allocations to public schools have been significantly reduced.
Academic text (2015) -
Donorschoose.org is a website designed for public school teachers to receive supplies needed for their classrooms.
Academic text (2015)
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
The US meaning 'a school free to attend, supported by public taxes' is directly derivable from combining 'public' (open/nonprivate, funded by the public) with 'school' (an educational institution), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer this sense. Cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. Spanish 'escuela pública', French 'école publique') support this compositional reading, though learners should be warned that in British English 'public school' can mean an elite private school, which is an exception to the general transparency.
Etymology
Public school in the United States comes from the idea that the school is public, paid for by taxes and open to all children in the area. So public school in the US means a school you can attend for free and that the local community runs.