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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Word History and Origins

Origin of charter school¹

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

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The justices announced they were split 4-4 in a test case heard last month from Oklahoma, which blocks the new Catholic charter school in the state.

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Perales said he eschewed more established public and charter schools, feeling they wouldn’t offer the same rigor he could.

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In a split ruling, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to block the creation of the nation's first religious charter school.

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They have gained prominence in recent years as rallying point for some conservatives, who advocate for expanding charter schools as a means of giving parents more control over their children's education.

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Religious-liberty advocates appealed to the Supreme Court last year arguing that it was also unconstitutional to exclude churches from sponsoring a state-funded charter school.

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