charter schools

Charter schools in Maryland have some measure of independence from the public school districts where they reside. But they do receive funding from those districts. How much funding has been debated for many years. Can compromise be found?

State leaders have signaled a willingness to address the longstanding funding disputes between charter schools and the school districts where they are located.

After being rejected last year, Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy earned unanimous approval from the county school board for its early-childhood-focused school in April.

County school board members approved an application for a new language-immersion charter school to open next fall.