Other and older usages of the term describe an organization that develops and distributes school curricula.
Many states have adopted laws that require that the holder of the school charter be a non-profit organization.
The charter holder may contract all aspects of school operation to an education management organization.
Wisconsin, California, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Arizona allow for-profit corporations to manage charter schools.
[3] One authority on schools, Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes makes no distinction between terms.