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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Zac DeJovine, a guide at Alpha School, previously worked for a charter school that used an alternative approach to learning meant to help struggling kids.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The Democratic Socialists of America’s national platform, which Mamdani ran on and believes in, includes calls to decriminalize hard drugs, defund or abolish policing, and dismantle charter schools, despite high demand in communities of color.
—Darius Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Several other schools and districts in Texas also canceled or changed plans, as well as a charter school in Arizona, according to Facebook announcements posted by the schools.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
All public, private and charter schools, plus home school co-ops within a 150-mile radius of the city of Houston can register for the program each May.
—Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The Democratic Socialists of America’s national platform, which Mamdani ran on and believes in, includes calls to decriminalize hard drugs, defund or abolish policing, and dismantle charter schools, despite high demand in communities of color.
—Darius Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Several other schools and districts in Texas also canceled or changed plans, as well as a charter school in Arizona, according to Facebook announcements posted by the schools.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
All public, private and charter schools, plus home school co-ops within a 150-mile radius of the city of Houston can register for the program each May.
—Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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