05-17-2017, 05:21 PM
My understanding is that charter schools are already publicly funded, not privately funded.
They are sort of in between a public school and a private school, in my mind. While they operate on public funding, they are independent of state and federal educational regulations and instead free to choose curriculum and policies according to local 'charters' or guidelines.
They are not part of the public school districts and therefore student admission is not based on zoning or where the students live. So, for example, if a parent wanted to pull her kid out of a public school because she's not satisfied with the teachers, she could apply to put him in a charter school even if it's 30 miles away.
They are sort of in between a public school and a private school, in my mind. While they operate on public funding, they are independent of state and federal educational regulations and instead free to choose curriculum and policies according to local 'charters' or guidelines.
They are not part of the public school districts and therefore student admission is not based on zoning or where the students live. So, for example, if a parent wanted to pull her kid out of a public school because she's not satisfied with the teachers, she could apply to put him in a charter school even if it's 30 miles away.