Traditional public schools have politically-elected or appointed school boards. Charter schools are extremely non-bureaucratic. They have a principal and teachers but relatively few administrators and office personnel.
Charter schools are free public schools of choice.
They have no admission requirements and are open to all children free of charge. But no child is assigned to a charter public school. All across the country, charter public schools are proving themselves to be highly effective, highly efficient public schools that achieve great educational results while spending less. Meanwhile, charter public schools that do not measure up are closed.