San Carlos Charter Learning Center
A charter school is a school that receives public funding but operates independently of the established public school system in which it is located. Charter schools are an example of alternative education. Minnesota wrote the first charter school law in the United States in 1991. As of 2011, Minnesota had 149 registered charter schools, with over 35,000 students attending. The first of these was Bluffview Montessori School, opened in 1992. In 1991 Minnesota passed the first charter school law, with California following suit in 1992. By 1995, 19 states had signed laws allowing for the creation of charter schools, and by 2003 that number increased to 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. The San Carlos Charter School Learning Center is a K-8 school serving students of San Carlos and the Peninsula just south of San Francisco. We are a progressive school that emphasizes project-based learning and thematic units. Our students score near the top on statewide assessment tests. San Carlos Charter Learning Center is the oldest charter school in California and one of the oldest operating charter schools in the United States. Over the last 20 years, CLC has been a leader in progressive education. The flow of funding to charter schools for special education varies based mainly on the LEA status of the charter school as follows: 1  If the charter school is an LEA, federal and state funding for students with disabilities enrolled in that school flow from the state to the school. Charter Schools in the United States. Minnesota wrote the first charter school law in the United States in 1991. As of 2011, Minnesota had 149 registered charter schools, with over 35,000 students attending. The first of these schools was Bluffview Montessori School, in 1992.
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oldest charter school in the US?