. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "right"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Charter schools in the United States are primary or secondary education institutions that are funded through taxation and operated by private organizations, rather than local school districts. They do not charge tuition, as they are funded with public tax dollars. Charter schools are subject to fewer rules than traditional state schools. Proponents argue that they are meant to serve underserved communities that wish to have alternatives to their neighborhood school. There are both non-profit and for-profit charter schools, and only non-profit charters can receive donations from private sources. However, there are several ways that non-profit charters can profit."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Charter schools in the United States"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "30.0"^^ . "107031"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "January 2022"@en . "medic"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\u2014Jonathan Kozol"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1119649468"^^ . . . . . "Charter schools in the United States are primary or secondary education institutions that are funded through taxation and operated by private organizations, rather than local school districts. They do not charge tuition, as they are funded with public tax dollars. Charter schools are subject to fewer rules than traditional state schools. Proponents argue that they are meant to serve underserved communities that wish to have alternatives to their neighborhood school. There are both non-profit and for-profit charter schools, and only non-profit charters can receive donations from private sources. However, there are several ways that non-profit charters can profit. As of 2016\u20132017 there were an estimated 6,900 public charter schools in 42 states and the District of Columbia (2016\u201317) with approximately 3.1 million students, a sixfold increase in enrollment over the past 15 years. In 2015 alone, more than 400 new charter schools opened while 270 schools closed due to low enrollment, lack of finances or low performance. Waiting lists grew from an average of 233 in 2009 to 277 in 2012, with places allocated by a lottery. They educate the majority of children in New Orleans Public Schools. Some charter schools provide a specialized curriculum (for example in arts, mathematics, or vocational training). Charter schools may be founded by individuals or groups. Some for-profit corporations manage multiple charter schools. The first charter school law was in Minnesota in 1991."@en . "\"The education industry,\" according to these analysts, \"represents ... the final frontier of a number of sectors once under public control\" that have either voluntarily opened or ... have \"been forced\" to open up to private enterprise. Indeed...\"the education industry represents the largest market opportunity\" since health-care services were privatized during the 1970's ... From the point of view of private profit, one of these analysts enthusiastically observes, \"The K\u201312 market is the Big Enchilada\"."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "331693"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .