charter school
(US, New Zealand, Alberta) A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned.
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Anyway, his being hired at the charter school, coupled with my son's older cousins (who attend one) asking him to read stuff to them, has completely precluded me from ever sending my kids to a fuckin' charter school.
Nothing to see here ... just a church's own school had to close, so they opened a charter school at the same place -at the church! ccxmedia.org/news/charter...
Nearby Nature hosted students for a community service day during Earth Week. With the Network Charter School students and Land Steward volunteers' help, our garden stays lush and the plants stay happy! 🌸
KIPP Kansas City fell short of its charter school sponsor’s expectations, but it was invited by the Missouri Charter Public School Commission to apply for another five-year contract to operate.
Gotta throw the kids fully into the data-harvesting machine. It's also interesting this only applies to public school kids. Private school and charter school kids are exempt.
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(US, New Zealand, Alberta) A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned.
“Anyway, his being hired at the charter school, coupled with my son's older cousins (who attend one) asking him to read stuff to them, has completely precluded me from ever sending my kids to a fuckin' charter school.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nothing to see here ... just a church's own school had to close, so they opened a charter school at the same place -at the church! ccxmedia.org/news/charter...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nearby Nature hosted students for a community service day during Earth Week. With the Network Charter School students and Land Steward volunteers' help, our garden stays lush and the plants stay happy! 🌸”
— Bluesky· May 2026“KIPP Kansas City fell short of its charter school sponsor’s expectations, but it was invited by the Missouri Charter Public School Commission to apply for another five-year contract to operate.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gotta throw the kids fully into the data-harvesting machine. It's also interesting this only applies to public school kids. Private school and charter school kids are exempt.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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