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

Locke High, located in Watts, reopened as a charter school in 2008 after a political battle between forces for and against charter schools, which are privately managed public schools, most of which are nonunion. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Board members will also hold hearings on several charter school renewal petitions. —Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026

There's a policy now in Florida to where if a school district school is, because of declining population, has free space that charter schools can lay claim to some of those classroom spaces and operate in them. —March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026

In December, Wisconsin Watch reported on an Appleton technical charter school that struggles to manage high program costs and secure donations to stay afloat. —Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026

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