charter school
Autonomous public academy
A charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently of the traditional school district system, typically under a contract (charter) that holds it accountable for academic results.
Charter schools have more flexibility in curriculum and operations than conventional public schools but must meet performance standards to keep their charter.
The charter school down the street has a waiting list.
The charter school movement has been politically contentious, with supporters citing innovation and choice, critics citing reduced funding for traditional schools.
Redeemable certificate for value
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- applicationFormal request document
- parental choiceFamilies selecting children's education
open enrollment · alternative education · Montessori · Waldorf · waitlist · admission · transfer · district
Accepted levels of quality
- performanceCarrying out a task
- metricsStandards for assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
compliance · outcomes · reporting · transparency · assessment · benchmarks · accreditation · renewal
One who steers aircraft
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
reform · flexibility · autonomy · deregulation · startup · entrepreneurial · replication · scaling
One who owes government duties
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- government grantPublic money awarded freely
- allocationDistribution of shares
- budgetPlan for spending
tuition · expenditure · appropriation · state aid · federal funding · revenue · endowment · donor
Educational program's content plan
- instructionGuidance for action
- STEMFour-discipline academic grouping
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
- blended learningCombined online and classroom education
personalized learning · classical education · college prep · immersion · experiential · student-centered · competency-based · inquiry-based
voucher
Redeemable certificate for value
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- applicationFormal request document
parental choice · open enrollment · alternative education · Montessori · Waldorf · waitlist · admission · transfer · district · zoning
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- performanceCarrying out a task
- metricsStandards for assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
oversight · compliance · outcomes · reporting · transparency · assessment · benchmarks · accreditation · renewal · revocation
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
incubator · reform · flexibility · autonomy · deregulation · startup · entrepreneurial · replication · scaling · best practices
taxpayer
One who owes government duties
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- government grantPublic money awarded freely
- allocationDistribution of shares
budget · tuition · expenditure · appropriation · state aid · federal funding · revenue · endowment · donor · nonprofit
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- instructionGuidance for action
- STEMFour-discipline academic grouping
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
blended learning · personalized learning · classical education · college prep · immersion · experiential · student-centered · competency-based · inquiry-based · small class
- chartersMagna Carta
- educationeducation, teachers, students, learning, teaching
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- schoolingkindergarten, preschool, K-12, college, university
- schoolscollege, academy, university, preschool, kindergarten
- K-12 Schoolsstudent, classroom, desk, hallway, cafeteria
charter schoolpublic school
Free government-run education
state school · community school · county school · magnet school
charter schoolprivate school
Tuition-funded educational institution
parochial school · independent school · religious school · prep school · boarding school
school, schooling, schooled, schools, schoolgirl, charter, schoolboy, charters, chartered