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 current mayor isn’t as awful, but New York’s cap on charter schools remains. —John Stossel, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024

Twelve charter schools across the state were also found to have violated both requirements. —Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024

News of the indictment, first reported by Chalkbeat, follows the indictment of operators of two virtual charter schools in January — charges that raised questions about charter school oversight and accountability. —Aleksandra Appleton and Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2024

Thus far, a few dozen educators have come to learn more about Squads, and last academic year, a Seattle charter school took up the method. —Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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