Public School

Public School
Specialists	1 Scientist
Production Cost	300
Maintenance	3
Unlocked at	Scientific Theory

The Public School is a building available in the Industrial Era.

Game Info

Building a Public School requires a University or any of its replacements.

• +3 Science
• +1 Science for every 2 Citizens
• Has 1 slot for a Scientist Specialist

With Social Policies / Tenets:

• Sovereignty (Rationalism): +1 Gold
• Academy of Sciences (Order): +1 Happiness

Overview

A public school provides free pre-university education to a civilization's children. This is a fairly advanced concept. First, the civilization must believe that education is important, and that educating the poor is not a threat to the ruling class. Second, the civilization must be wealthy enough so that the children of the poor do not need to work to fend off starvation. And finally, the civilization must be enlightened enough to be willing to expend some of its public revenue providing the education. Most countries in the world today provide some level of public education for their young. The first American public grade schools opened during the Colonial era. The first public high school was opened in Boston in 1821.

Unique Building Replacements

Historical

Icon	Building	Civilization	Yields
	Biblioteca Popular	Argentina (Sarmiento)	+2 Culture. +2 additional Science. 50% cheaper to construct in cities with a garrisoned unit. Boosts the Capital's own Science and Culture output by +1.
	Casa de Educación	New Granada (Francisco Santander)	-30 Production cost (270 vs. 300) Yields +1 Science and Culture for each Merchant and Engineer Specialist in the City.
	Freedmen's School	America (Ulysses Grant)	Yields an additional +1 Science for every 2 citizens in cities with a Courthouse, or during a Golden Age.
	Grande École	France (Napoleon III)	Upon construction, may choose a specialization:  École Normale Superieure: +20% Great Person generation and 1 Scientist specialist slot École Polytechnique: +10 Experience for units and 1 Engineer specialist slot Conservatoire National: +15% Production towards Buildings and 1 Merchant specialist slot
	Halkevleri	Turkey (Ataturk)	Provides no base Science. Reduces this city's Faith by 25%, and converts the remaining amount into Science. +2 Golden Age points from Specialists in this city.
	Royal Academy	Sweden-Norway (Oscar II)	Costs less maintenance Has a slot for an Artist Specialist and a Writer Specialist
	State Litsey	Ukraine (Pavlo Skoropadskyi)	Does not require University. Transforms 10% of the city's Science into Happiness.
	State School	Austria (Joseph II)	Provides an Engineer and a Merchant specialist after completion

Fictional

Icon	Building	Civilization	Yields
	Frost Academy	Frost Empire (Emma Frost)	+3 Culture. +3 Gold.