charter school

noun

: a tax-supported school established by a charter between a granting body (such as a school board) and an outside group (as of teachers and parents) which operates the school without most local and state educational regulations so as to achieve set goals

Examples of charter school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to the Catholic Church’s bid to create the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma, a potentially major expansion of the use of taxpayer money for religious education. —Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 1 May 2025

Different states have different laws governing charter schools. —Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

Should a blatantly sectarian educational institution qualify for public funding as a charter school? —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025

North Dakota recently enacted legislation allowing for charter schools. —Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

charter school

noun

: a tax-supported school set up by a charter between an official body (as a state government) and an outside group (as of educators and businesses) to achieve set goals