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.
Public education is the bedrock for our democracy and where opportunity is borne from a commitment to social justice. Peter W. Cookson, Jr., is this week's guest writer. In his essay, he argues that public education is where hearts and minds are forged, and where a shared future of a common American community is framed.