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 Since the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled public tax dollars can’t be diverted to private or charter schools, Republicans are taking it into their own hands to expand school choice for families. The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2024 In Britain, politicians from the governing Conservative Party, which has held power for 14 years, have supported this educational current, borrowing from the techniques of American charter schools and educators who rose to prominence in the late 2000s. Emma Bubola, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024 More than one-third of public schools did not answer the five-part attestation, according to the education department, and more than half of public school districts and charter schools didn't reply about Holocaust instruction. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 This bill would also require all school boards, independent charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program to include cursive writing in the curriculum for elementary students. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2024 Access to public school campuses for charter schools is guaranteed under state law — and charter advocates immediately threatened to sue over the new restrictions. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 Parents groups, particularly those advocating for charter schools and others advocating against the teaching of critical race theory and for a return to in-classroom learning during COVID, received a tepid response from Mijares, who failed to take a stand for students on these and other issues. Jon Fleischman, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024 Two races — District 1 and District 3 — feature direct, high-cost face-offs between those who ally with charter schools and those who side with the teachers union. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 The key difference is the Republicans strongly support charter schools, while the Democrats want more restrictions. John Seiler, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of charter school was in 1988

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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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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

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