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
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While giving her room to innovate, which is a chief goal of charter schools, the board monitored her enrollment numbers and staffing.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
Students are not evenly spread across the city MPS is losing potential students to public charter schools, private school voucher programs and other K-12 districts, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Also dying in the House were Senate bills designed to increase transparency and accountability of public charter schools.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The Oklahoma Catholic Charter Challenge If the Supreme Court decides to hear the challenge to Oklahoma’s proposed Catholic charter school, the result could shake up both the world of public and private schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
Students are not evenly spread across the city MPS is losing potential students to public charter schools, private school voucher programs and other K-12 districts, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Also dying in the House were Senate bills designed to increase transparency and accountability of public charter schools.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The Oklahoma Catholic Charter Challenge If the Supreme Court decides to hear the challenge to Oklahoma’s proposed Catholic charter school, the result could shake up both the world of public and private schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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