charter schools
Publicly funded independents
Charter schools are publicly funded schools that operate independently of the traditional public school system, typically under a contract (charter) with a government authority.
They have more flexibility in curriculum and management but must meet specified performance standards.
Charter schools emerged in the 1990s and remain politically contentious—supporters see them as innovation; critics argue they drain resources from public schools.
- public fundingGovernment-allocated monetary support
- free tuitionEducation at no charge
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- teachersThose who instruct students
- teacher certificationCredential authorizing classroom instruction
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- California EducationUCLA, USC, Stanford, Caltech, UC Berkeley
- education reformeducation reform, curriculum reform, Common Core, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing
- educationeducation, teachers, students, learning, teaching
- schoolscollege, academy, university, preschool, kindergarten
- Education ServicesIEP, teacher training, 504 plan, accommodations, assessment
- public schoolskindergarten, classroom, principal, K-12, teachers
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Schools serving defined areas
public schools · neighborhood schools · public school system · school district
charter schoolstraditional education
Standard classroom-based instruction
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