public schools

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of public school.
  public school

  noun

  (in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools.

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public schools

In 2008, when Sallie Mae first started tabulating costs, institutions like NYU and Harvard were charging upward of $50,000 on their brochures, while public schools and two-year programs were charging proportionally less.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Don’t forget that charters are public schools, open to everyone, with students accepted by lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"I got to go to amazing public schools, an incredible public university. I got my medical education paid for," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Declining enrollment in California public schools is spawning a new and growing partnership that is helping to keep child-care centers in business — vacant classrooms are being filled with toddlers and babies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

She worked as a speech therapist for children, mostly freelancing in the public schools and then part-time at a speech and hearing clinic downtown.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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