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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Academica, which operates the charter school, did not respond to the Herald’s attempts to verify if Jones’ company provided services for the event.
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Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Before an Ohio charter school for at-risk students closed in March, questions circulated for months about what was happening to the school's money.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The state education code spells out the grounds a district has to deny a charter school petition.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The charter school acknowledged in March its wrongdoing and offered to pay back $13 million in state funds attributed to misappropriating attendance in the 2021-22 school year, according to ABC10.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Before an Ohio charter school for at-risk students closed in March, questions circulated for months about what was happening to the school's money.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The state education code spells out the grounds a district has to deny a charter school petition.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The charter school acknowledged in March its wrongdoing and offered to pay back $13 million in state funds attributed to misappropriating attendance in the 2021-22 school year, according to ABC10.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
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“Charter school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20school. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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