Type of school that operates independently of the local public school system
"Charter School" redirects here. For specific schools with this name, see The Charter School.
In 2003, Granada Hills Charter High School in Los Angeles became the largest charter school in the United States.[1]
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located.[2][3] It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autonomy for accountability, that it is freed from the rules but accountable for results.[4]
^DiMassa, Cara Mia. "Granada Hills Gets Charter OK." Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2003. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.
^"Why hedge funds love charter schools". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^Sarah Knopp (2008). "Charter schools and the attack on public education". International Socialist Review (62). Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^Weinberg, Lawrence D. (2007). Religious Charter Schools: Legalities and Practicalities. Charlotte, NC: IAP. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-60752-622-3.
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