Synonyms for public school
pub·lic school

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1. public schoolnoun

   A fee-charging private or independent school.

   Synonyms:
   private school

2. public schoolnoun

   A publicly administered school.

   Synonyms:
   state school

Princeton's WordNet

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

Matched Categories

1. • School
   • Secondary School

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. public school

   Synonyms:
   MedspeakUK Private school, non-state school MedspeakUS State school

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1. Ross Perot, The Dallas Morning News, March 11, 1984:

   There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory.

2. Tim Lambert:

   I ’m required by law to place my kids in a public school or private or homeschool, but the state is not accountable in terms of the safety of these children, so we get lots of calls from people saying, ‘ Hey my kid’s being bullied, my kid’s being attacked, and the school either ca n’t or wo n’t do anything about it, so we’re going to take care of our child. We’re withdrawing him. ’.

3. Justin Butterfield:

   The hostility displayed by the Somerville Public School Committee is outrageous, the government cannot ban a religious school because they disagree with its religious beliefs. Doing so violates federal constitutional and statutory law.

4. Zead Ramadan:

   After years of advocating by New York City's Muslim community, Muslim public school students will finally and thankfully no longer be penalized for observing their religious holidays.

5. Mary Fallin:

   I ’m pleased to sign this bill that provides a significant increase in spending for our public school system.