charter school
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃɑː.tə ˌskuːl/us/ˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɚ ˌskuːl/in the US, aschoolthat ispaidfor withpublicmoneybut isorganizedby aprivategroupfor aspecialpurposeandadmitsonlystudentswhomeetitsstandards:
(美国的)特许学校(出于某种特殊原因而建立,公共出资的独立学校,只接收符合条件的学生)Theyformedacharterschoolforgirlswho are good atmathandscience.他们建立了一所特许学校,招收在数学和科学方面出类拔萃的女生。
Types of school
- boarding school
- business school
- coeducational
- comp
- comprehensive
- comprehensive school
- conservatory
- elementary school
- grade school
- gymnasium
- junior
- lycée
- reformatory
- secondary school
- selective
- senior high school
- single-sex
- special school
- superschool
- varsity