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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Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors.
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Reform of the current system to address this issue involves school choice which includes specialty charter schools, evidence based pilot projects in traditional schools, home school resources with support and virtual classrooms.
—Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
What are the reasons that parents are sending their children to charter schools?
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
School violence has struck a charter school in the suburban community of Highlands Ranch where a road is now named for the hero — Kendrick Castillo — who saved his classmates but died.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Reform of the current system to address this issue involves school choice which includes specialty charter schools, evidence based pilot projects in traditional schools, home school resources with support and virtual classrooms.
—Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
What are the reasons that parents are sending their children to charter schools?
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
School violence has struck a charter school in the suburban community of Highlands Ranch where a road is now named for the hero — Kendrick Castillo — who saved his classmates but died.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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