新妈妈的新问提: are public schools free for tax payers?

刚刚给报了Kindergarten, feel very surprised to see there is still tuition charge.  Once a while, I assumed "public schools are free to tax payers", isn't it not true? 

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• kindergarten only cover until 12:00. -宝贝的妈- ♀ (70 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 11:26:11

• 回复：kindergarten only cover until 12:00. -jennylin- ♀ (83 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 11:30:20

• you may ask what time the tuition covers. -宝贝的妈- ♀ (65 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 11:31:58

• Some school district cover to 3:00 pm (full day), such as illino -yddad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 12:12:20

• 我们这里公立的K分上午班和下午班两种，都不收费 -福胖子- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 11:59:39

• 我们加拿大是免费的。要交个field trip钱。 -incywincy- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 12:15:55

• 不是完全free -勿来三- ♂ (63 bytes) () 01/03/2012 postreply 13:25:18