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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When asked by the Miami Herald about potential conflicts of interest and transparency concerns between her private companies and the charter school contracts she’s received, Erika Donalds described herself as simply an astute businesswoman.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Last year, the court unanimously backed a Catholic charity in Wisconsin in a dispute over unemployment tax exemptions for religious groups but deadlocked over whether to allow the church to create the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Signs are now posted at the public charter school to restrict access.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Haithcock described a grim landscape of inadequate per-pupil funding at a time when funding for local public schools is being rerouted to private school vouchers and independent charter schools.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Last year, the court unanimously backed a Catholic charity in Wisconsin in a dispute over unemployment tax exemptions for religious groups but deadlocked over whether to allow the church to create the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Signs are now posted at the public charter school to restrict access.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Haithcock described a grim landscape of inadequate per-pupil funding at a time when funding for local public schools is being rerouted to private school vouchers and independent charter schools.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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