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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The bill, which includes charter schools, would make kindergarten mandatory by the 2026-27 school year.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 May 2024
Academia and the media claim that charter schools are reviving racial divisions in American education.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 27 May 2024
In cities where charter schools expanded most quickly, segregation grew most rapidly, and vice versa, according to the study.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
Board should revisit charter school vote The Alameda County Board of Education’s denial of Hayward Collegiate Public Charter School’s grade-level expansion is troubling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 May 2024
Academia and the media claim that charter schools are reviving racial divisions in American education.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 27 May 2024
In cities where charter schools expanded most quickly, segregation grew most rapidly, and vice versa, according to the study.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
Board should revisit charter school vote The Alameda County Board of Education’s denial of Hayward Collegiate Public Charter School’s grade-level expansion is troubling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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