A charter school is a publicly-funded school which operates under the direction of its own board consisting of parents, teachers and other community members. Although many local and state regulations are waived for charters, the charter school is held accountable to a greater degree than all other schools.

"The charter school movement represents what is best about American public education, a willingness to change, to be impatient, to demand excellence, and, at the same time, a deep, abiding commitment to the democratic principles that define public education."

~ U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley
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