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In America, a '''public school''' is a ''state school''.  In some [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries, a '''public school''' is a church-run (i.e. run by a church denomination) school that is open to the general public. In the [[United Kingdom]] a public school is a private school (as opposed to a 'state school', funded by the government through Local Education Authorities and free of charge to pupils) whose head teacher is a member of the Headmasters' Conference.

In America, a '''public school''' is a ''state school''.  In some [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries, a '''public school''' is a church-run (i.e. run by a church denomination) school that is open to the general public. In the [[United Kingdom]] a public school is a private school (as opposed to a 'state school', funded by the government through Local Education Authorities and free of charge to pupils) whose head teacher is a member of the Headmasters' Conference.

In America, the curriculum in [[public schools]] is dictated by state governments and increasingly by the federal government under the "[[No Child Left Behind]]" and "[[Common Core]]" legislation. [[Federal court]]s generally prohibit any type of [[prayer]] led by school officials, and even forbid the display and teaching of the [[Ten Commandments]].

Public schools are often a prime target for [[communist]]s when taking over a country, as they use their position to indoctrinate the youth with [[critical race theory]], [[Black Lives Matter]], and other [[Marxist]] philosophies. In America, the curriculum in [[public school]]s is dictated by state governments and increasingly by the federal government under the "[[No Child Left Behind]]" and "[[Common Core]]" legislation, both of which are used by communists to further compromise the public schools under the guise of helping. [[Federal court]]s generally prohibit any type of [[prayer]] led by school officials, and even forbid the display and teaching of the [[Ten Commandments]].

In America, there are an estimated 49.6 million students enrolled in 97,000 public [[Elementary school|elementary]] and secondary schools.<ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Public school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12, by grade level and region, with projections: Various years, fall 1965–2016 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2007/section1/table.asp?tableID=663]</ref><ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type, charter, magnet, Title I and Title I school wide status, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2005–06 [http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/pesschools06/tables/table_2.asp]</ref>  In addition, 6.1 million students are enrolled in about 28,000 private schools, and 1.1 million are homeschooled.<ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1869–70 through fall 2015 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_003.asp?referrer=list]</ref><ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1980–81 through 2004–05 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_005.asp?referrer=list]</ref>   

In America, there are an estimated 49.6 million students enrolled in 97,000 public [[Elementary school|elementary]] and secondary schools.<ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Public school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12, by grade level and region, with projections: Various years, fall 1965–2016 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2007/section1/table.asp?tableID=663]</ref><ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type, charter, magnet, Title I and Title I school wide status, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2005–06 [http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/pesschools06/tables/table_2.asp]</ref>  In addition, 6.1 million students are enrolled in about 28,000 private schools, and 1.1 million are homeschooled.<ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1869–70 through fall 2015 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_003.asp?referrer=list]</ref><ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1980–81 through 2004–05 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_005.asp?referrer=list]</ref>