charter school

charter school
n.
an alternative school that is founded on a charter, or contract, between a sponsoring group and a governmental unit and is funded with public money

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(in the US) a school which receives money from the state but which operates separately from the state system with its own aims and often its own way of teaching. Charter schools often specialize in teaching children with special education needs.

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