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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His family now lives in eastern Fort Worth closer to his children’s new charter school, Ignite Community School, near the border of Fort Worth and Arlington.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Public schools will also lose other sources of revenue from reduction in property taxes and having to divert referendum funds to charter schools.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The new superintendent will inherit an ongoing financial crisis while managing the city's unique all-but-one charter school district.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
According to Gloria Romero, cofounder of the charter school Explore Academy, local and state education agencies employ approximately 50,000 people mainly to comply with burdensome (and often woke) requirements imposed by the then-4,400 Education Department employees.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Public schools will also lose other sources of revenue from reduction in property taxes and having to divert referendum funds to charter schools.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The new superintendent will inherit an ongoing financial crisis while managing the city's unique all-but-one charter school district.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
According to Gloria Romero, cofounder of the charter school Explore Academy, local and state education agencies employ approximately 50,000 people mainly to comply with burdensome (and often woke) requirements imposed by the then-4,400 Education Department employees.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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