Napoleon III was indispensable to unification of the Italian states. Italian Unification could not be brought about without him after 1848. This may be demonstrated at Plombieres plombiÃ¨res and the following war of. 1859
Definition of public school for English Language Learners. : 1  a school that gets money from and is controlled by a local government. : 2  a private school that prepares students for college or for public service.
Some states allow students to leave school between 14â17 with parental permission, before finishing high school; other states require students to stay in school until age 18. Public (free) education is typically from kindergarten to grade 12 (frequently abbreviated Kâ12).