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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Another bill that would require school districts to share property tax revenue with charter schools also passed the Senate.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
This pattern mirrors the abuses seen under former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s tenure, when mass school closures and unchecked charter school expansion devastated neighborhood schools, all while ignoring community input.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
That’s based on figures showing the average per-pupil funding amount across Texas to be $8,200 for independent school districts and $7,300 for charter schools.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025
But over the last decade charter schools, which are public schools largely unencumbered by the red tape of the state Education Code, have stalled at 11% of state K-12 students.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
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Arika Herron, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
This pattern mirrors the abuses seen under former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s tenure, when mass school closures and unchecked charter school expansion devastated neighborhood schools, all while ignoring community input.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
That’s based on figures showing the average per-pupil funding amount across Texas to be $8,200 for independent school districts and $7,300 for charter schools.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2025
But over the last decade charter schools, which are public schools largely unencumbered by the red tape of the state Education Code, have stalled at 11% of state K-12 students.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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