charter school

American  

[chahr-ter skool] / ˈtʃɑr tər ˌskul /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of charter school

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

Example Sentences

Eliot was among five public or charter schools that burned down or were badly damaged nearly a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Kiley is a now a freshman at a charter school in West Los Angeles, where she knows of just one other student from the Palisades whose home burned on Jan. 7.

From Los Angeles Times

As ICE raids escalated last summer, the charter school ramped up supervision, posting staff members around bus and train stations to watch students arrive and leave.

From Los Angeles Times

The property occupied by the independent charter school is owned by the Los Angeles Unified School District.

From Los Angeles Times

It was EPIC, a statewide online charter school.

From Salon