Charter schools get taxpayer money but have more
freedom than traditional public schools do to map out how they'll meet federal education benchmarks.
These academies receive more
freedom than traditional public schools in return for high levels of accountability.
A charter school has more
freedom than a traditional public school in return for a commitment to meet higher standards of accountability (NACSA, 2006).
Not exact matches
The innovation
schools are
public schools that are governed by a district
school board but have more building - level
freedoms and flexibilities
than traditional district
schools.
Although state laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter
school oversight and accountability, these publically funded institutions, which receive
freedom from the rules and regulations of
traditional district
schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],
schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more
than 6,700
schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],
schools around the country (National Alliance of
Public Charter
Schools [NAPCS],
Schools [NAPCS], 2015).
These
schools free of the bureaucratic red tape so common in the
traditional public sphere — translating to increased teacher
freedom in the classroom — have been shown to attract the best and brightest teachers from more prestigious and selective colleges, more so
than in non-charter
schools.
The trade - off for this
freedom is that, by law, charters receive less
than 100 % of per - pupil funding, which is what
traditional public schools would receive.
Charter
schools have more
freedom from regulation
than traditional public schools.