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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The pact was based on a state law that requires districts to make facilities available to public charter schools under certain conditions.
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Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
The payment of settlement funds agreed in November between Hmong College Prep Academy and the New Jersey hedge fund that lost more than $4 million of the St. Paul charter school’s money continues to be delayed.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
At the same time, charter schools are still public agencies, Hutton said.
—Kristen Taketa, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and cellphones were among the biggest policy battles this year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 25 May 2025
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Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
The payment of settlement funds agreed in November between Hmong College Prep Academy and the New Jersey hedge fund that lost more than $4 million of the St. Paul charter school’s money continues to be delayed.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
At the same time, charter schools are still public agencies, Hutton said.
—Kristen Taketa, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and cellphones were among the biggest policy battles this year.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 25 May 2025
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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