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Charters with a mixed record face a tough review when they come up for renewal — about once every five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Charters were 9.5% of the study’s sample but “earned 38.5% of the spots on our list of exemplars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Charters said similar small-scale trials in the men's game would be welcome to see what might work going forward, initially in the lower leagues.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Charters are privately operated public schools that frequently make use of available space in district-operated campuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Stubbs's "Select Charters" are the only original documents required, and even with regard to these all conclusions are cut and dried.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John