Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    charter schools

    US

    ・

    UK

    A1
    n. pl.Noun (plural)Publicly funded schools that operate independently of the local school system, often with a specific educational focus or philosophy.
    Charter schools are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional public education.

    Video subtitles

    Everything We Know So Far About The Diddy Allegations

    09:43Everything We Know So Far About The Diddy Allegations
    • Diddy's educational partnership with Capital Preparatory Schools, a network of charter schools, also ended amid the lawsuits, Black Enterprise reported.

      Diddy's educational partnership with Capital Preparatory Schools, a network of charter schools, also ended amid the lawsuits, Black Enterprise reported.

    B2

    A School That Teaches Children to Eat Better

    03:57A School That Teaches Children to Eat Better
    • Charter schools get public money but do not have to follow the same rules as traditional public schools.

      Charter schools get public money but do not have to follow the same rules as traditional public schools.

    • Charter schools get public money but do not have to follow the same rules as traditional public schools.

      Charter schools get public money but do not have to follow the same rules as traditional public schools.

    B1

    President Obama on Race to the Top

    19:03President Obama on Race to the Top
    • Now, we can't hold charter schools to lower standards than traditional public schools.

      Now, we can't hold charter schools to lower standards than traditional public schools.

    • But if we're holding charter schools accountable, and

      But if we're holding charter schools accountable, and

    B1

    Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania - Self-Control Stategies for School-Age Children

    20:29Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania - Self-Control Stategies for School-Age Children
    • So, for example, at the KIPP charter schools, uh, and

      So, for example, at the KIPP charter schools, uh, and

    • at the KIPP charter schools and there are many of them in New York but they're now

      at the KIPP charter schools and there are many of them in New York but they're now

    B1

    Davos Annual Meeting 2011 - The Future of Employment

    06:49Davos Annual Meeting 2011 - The Future of Employment
    • But let me just say one quick thing which is that right now, getting a good education at the K through 12 level if you are a poor or middle-class child in America has become a mother of chance, literally lotteries, in order to be able to escape dysfunctional schools and go to good charter schools which is often where poor kids or even middle-class kids now can get a decent education.

      But let me just say one quick thing which is that right now, getting a good education at the K through 12 level if you are a poor or middle-class child in America has become a mother of chance, literally lotteries, in order to be able to escape dysfunctional schools and go to good charter schools which is often where poor kids or even middle-class kids now can get a decent education.

    • dysfunctional schools and go to good charter schools, which is often where poor

      dysfunctional schools and go to good charter schools, which is often where poor

    A2

    Angela Duckworth: "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" | Talks at Google

    51:59Angela Duckworth: "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" | Talks at Google
    • In high-performing charter schools like KIP, right, uh, these are schools that are in New York, but, you know, all over the country, kids are, are, like in, in many other schools, you know, brought to a very high standard of excellence.

      In high-performing charter schools like KIP, right, uh, these are schools that are in New York, but, you know, all over the country, kids are, are, like in, in many other schools, you know, brought to a very high standard of excellence.

    • In high performing charter schools like KIPP--

      In high performing charter schools like KIPP--

    B1

    Bill Gates: A conversation on poverty and prosperity

    06:53Bill Gates: A conversation on poverty and prosperity
    • has improved a fair bit over the last three or four years, a combination of improved personnel policies, shutting some schools, letting the charter schools take a somewhat higher share of the cohort.

      has improved a fair bit over the last three or four years, a combination of improved personnel policies, shutting some schools, letting the charter schools take a somewhat higher share of the cohort.

    • It's about the fourth largest of all the districts in the nation, New Orleans being number one, in terms of the percentage of kids who go to charter schools.

      It's about the fourth largest of all the districts in the nation, New Orleans being number one, in terms of the percentage of kids who go to charter schools.

    B1