Public education — is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. The term is generally … Wikipedia
Public housing in the United States — has been administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low income and people living in poverty. Now increasingly provided in a variety of settings and formats, originally public housing in the U.S. in a… … Wikipedia
voucher — [vou′chər] n. [substantive use of Anglo Fr voucher, to VOUCH] 1. a person who vouches, as for the truth of a statement 2. a paper serving as evidence or proof; specif., a receipt or statement attesting to the expenditure or receipt of money, the… … English World dictionary
Public art — The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all. The term is especially … Wikipedia
voucher system — noun : a system of accounting in which a voucher (as for an account payable) is prepared usually with supporting documents attached for each transaction or a series of transactions affecting a single account and when approved is entered in a… … Useful english dictionary
voucher — I. noun Etymology: Anglo French, summons to guarantee a title, from voucher, verb Date: circa 1523 1. an act of vouching 2. a. a piece of supporting evidence ; proof b. a documentary record of a business transaction c. a written affidavit or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Public housing — A local authority 20 storey tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales … Wikipedia
voucher system — 1. Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers. 2. Also called voucher plan. Educ. a plan in which each school age child receives a publicly funded entitlement worth a fixed amount of money with which his or her… … Universalium
voucher — A receipt or other evidence of payment. An account book in which charges and acquittances are entered. Whitwell v Willard, 42 Mass 216, 218. A cancelled check. 40 Am J1st Paym § 288. A written instrument which attests, warrants, maintains, and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
school voucher — voucher that allows families to use public funds to pay tuition at private school of their choice rather than enroll their children in a local public school … English contemporary dictionary
School voucher — A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate issued by the government by which parents can pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather than the public school (UK state school) to which they… … Wikipedia