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charter school definition

charter school

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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