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

Highlands, a nonprofit that operates two Sacramento-area charter schools for adult learners, offers high school and job-training programs. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Miami hedge fund billionaire and philanthropist Ken Griffin pushed for expansion of the law and gave the charter school network $50 million for its Miami expansion. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Critics argue that religious charter schools would violate the establishment clause because charter schools are public in all but name. — Preston Green Iii, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Cobb County Police on Tuesday identified the victim as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old man who worked at an Atlanta public charter school as its IT manager, technology teacher and robotics coach. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for charter school

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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