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 former school board member turned charter school executive has built her platform by criticizing the public school system, promoting school choice and private alternatives – all while profiting from establishing and providing services to charter schools throughout the state and nation. —Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025

New Heights sprang from Senate Bill 2032, passed in spring 2023, which allows entities to create agreements between nonprofits, community colleges and adult charter schools to form adult high schools. —Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025

Walton has little history of political giving in New York, beyond donating to pro-charter school groups and candidates. —Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025

Public charter schools are taxpayer funded and run through a legislative contract, or charter, with the state, district or other entity, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. —Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 29 Oct. 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