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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Those dollars, totaling over $2 million for Carmen Northwest’s students, are used for district-wide services, training opportunities for charter school staff, and instructional technology.
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Florida’s expanded Schools of Hope law, passed at the very end of the legislative session, dramatically increases the power of certain charter school operators to enter, and in some cases take over, space on public school campuses.
—Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
The conversion to a charter school -- which are public schools run by their districts, as opposed to outside entities -- will allow Hall students to work at their own pace, McGee said Thursday, while focusing on competency and skills.
—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2025
The charter school has been operating in a deficit for the past three years, ending the 2024-25 school year with a negative $5.2 million balance.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Florida’s expanded Schools of Hope law, passed at the very end of the legislative session, dramatically increases the power of certain charter school operators to enter, and in some cases take over, space on public school campuses.
—Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
The conversion to a charter school -- which are public schools run by their districts, as opposed to outside entities -- will allow Hall students to work at their own pace, McGee said Thursday, while focusing on competency and skills.
—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2025
The charter school has been operating in a deficit for the past three years, ending the 2024-25 school year with a negative $5.2 million balance.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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