今天看到一篇论文讲美国的Charter School，不太理解，所以去找了一下它的定义：

Each charter school is unique. The majority of charter schools are stand-alone schools that were started by parents and community organizers to address local and specific problems. These public schools can have a specific focus—such as STEM education, the arts or language immersion. Charter schools can also have a unique teaching style—such as project-based learning, classical education or blended learning.

Public charter schools offer high-quality public-school alternatives to meet the unique needs of individual students, families and communities.

Charter schools allow parents to take a more active role in their child’s education by empowering families with options in public education.


所以Charter School指的是，独立的，家长自主权更大的，政府资助少的学校，家长可以干预学校的教育方式和教学内容，这和一般的公立学校是不一样的。