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

The county’s Office of Education, run by the superintendent of schools, provides training, business, technology and payroll services to the county’s 33 school districts and 60 charter schools. —Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024

Chang had courted Valley charter school parents and portrayed Schmerelson as a threat to their interests. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024

More on the charter debate:IPS school board candidates are split on charter schools. —Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024

According to state campaign data, the two super PACs that support school choice and charter schools—Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ Action Independent Committee and Urban Center’s group—have spent nearly $1.6 million in the race so far this year. —Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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