Do you pay for charter schools?

As you look at a charter school, be sure to ask about its facility status and whether it will need to move again in the future. 7. Charter schools can be closed down by their authorizers. Authorizers are the entities that grant schools their charter and monitor their performance. read more

Charter schools have been defined as “independent public schools of choice, freed from rules but accountable for results.” Charter schools are independent in the sense that they do not report to school boards in matters of hiring, curriculum, administration, or governance. read more

And that's been difficult in part because a lot of school districts didn't really want a charter school and didn't want to pay attention to them. So in a lot a cases there have been charter schools that were started and didn't work out very well, but nobody closed them. read more

Charter schools receive funds on a per-student basis from the state in which they operate, just like traditional public schools do. Charters, just like traditional public schools, do not charge tuition. read more

When you apply to a charter school, ask about your child’s chances of being admitted. Charter schools deal with less red tape than regular schools and potentially have more opportunities to be innovative. Charter schools must meet some public school regulations but usually not all of them. read more