In the United States, charter schools provide alternatives to "regular" public schools. Unlike most public schools, charters don’t usually have an enrollment boundary and can recruit students from a larger geographic area. Ⅰ. Features of charter schools 1) admission process — no discrimination — a random of method like (1)______ 2) many different shapes — to cater to specific regulations — to offer a thematic or (2) ______ curriculum to provide an alternative to regular public school 3) location — more likely to be found in (3) ______ areas 4) management — run by large and small companies, parents, teachers, community groups and nonprofit organizations 5) size — most charter schools are new and (4) ______ 6) academic results — Charter schools don’t necessarily produce better academic results than regular public schools. Ⅱ. Funding of charter schools 1) mostly from the state, generally based on their (5)______ 2) also from grants and additional donations for ambitious programs not fully funded y state/ district formulas 3) also a limited amount of (6) ______ to help start new charter schools 4) Funding for facilities can be (7) ______ for charter schools. Ⅲ. Monitoring of charter schools 1) authorizers — entities that grant schools (8) ______, and monitor their performance — including charter boards, school boards and (9)______ 2) key masons schools close — They can’t recruit enough students. — They can’t find a stable space to operate. — They can’t manage (10)______