autonomousstateschool
nounUK /ɔːˈtɒnəməs steɪt skuːl/
US /ɔːˈtɑːnəməs steɪt skuːl/
A school that runs itself and is paid for by the government.
The autonomousstateschool lets teachers and parents make most of the rules.
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2. A state-funded school with control over its own curriculum and budget.
The autonomousstateschool set its own reading list without asking the district.
3. A school model where local leaders, not a central office, decide how the school is run.
Parents chose the autonomousstateschool because the principal answers to them, not the city.
4. A government-supported school that manages its own hiring and spending.
The autonomousstateschool hired a new art teacher on its own last spring.