CHARTER SCHOOL Definition & Meaning

charter school

[ chahr-ter skool ]

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noun

an autonomous public school created by a contract between a sponsor, as a local school district or corporation, and an organizer, as a group of teachers or a community group, often with a curriculum or focus that is not traditional.

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Origin of charter school¹

First recorded in 1800–10; current use dates from 1985–90

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When you compare apples to apples, public schools, on average, have long outperformed charter schools.

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Other examples include private charter schools, private prisons, hospitals and defense contractors.

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The City Section has added dozens of charter schools over the last 10 years, and one of those is on the verge of reaching Sacramento to play for a state basketball championship.

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Pali High is an independent charter school run by its own board of directors.

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Pasadena Unified, which had closed its 24 campuses on Jan. 8, has been reopening them in phases over the last two weeks, and brought the final group back Thursday, except for the Odyssey charter schools.

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