Even though charter schools are public schools, they operate free from many of the rules and regulations that
govern traditional public schools.
Charter schools receive public money but are free from many of the rules and restrictions that
govern traditional public schools.
Although funded with taxpayer dollars, they operate free from many of the laws and regulations that
govern traditional public schools.
Charter schools, which are publicly funded and free of many rules
governing traditional public schools, are exploding across Southern California.
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], 2015).
To illustrate how charter school policy functions to promote privatization and profiteering, the authors explore differences between charter schools and
traditional public schools in relation to three areas: the legal frameworks
governing their operation; the funding mechanisms that support them; and the arrangements each makes to finance facilities.
They are founded on a variety of different ideas, have different locations, different student populations, differing state charter laws
governing them, and school - specific cultures that can differ more than the cultures found in
traditional public schools.
Charter schools are tuition - free, open enrollment,
public schools of choice.1 Unlike
traditional public schools, which are
governed by local boards of education, charter schools are
governed by independent, nonprofit boards and are accountable to an authorizing entity, which may close them if they fail to meet the goals delineated in their charter contract.
Charter schools are unique
public schools in that they have a board of directors at the school level, where
traditional public schools are
governed by the local school district's board of directors.
Charters are self -
governing public schools, sometimes run by private companies, which operate outside the authority of local school boards, and have greater flexibility than
traditional public schools in areas of policy, hiring and teaching techniques.
Charter schools should be
governed by the same federal and state laws as
traditional public schools and held to the same level of accountability as
traditional public schools.
Charters are independently managed
public schools that are exempt from some rules that
govern traditional schools.
In 2003, the Louisiana State Legislature created Act 9, which allowed for the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to seize responsibility of a
public school deemed failing and establish and
govern the RSD, with the BESE able to continue to oversee the operation of
traditional schools or create charter schools (Louisiana Legislature, 2003).
Charters are free, independently managed
public schools that are exempt from some rules
governing traditional schools.