This video should explain it <| sep |> It looks really goodBut with any cartoon tattoo it reminds me of all the old people with betty boop tattoos that look kind of dated and lost <| sep |> The short version Public schools get public money and have to have publiclyelected school boards and comply with rules for government agencies Voucher programs allow private schools who can run however they want , mostly to receive public money to help with tuition Charter schools are private organizations funded by public money no tuition they have to comply with most of the same rules as public schools , but they don ' t have publiclyelected boardsLonger versionPublic schools get a certain amount of money per student from the government , most of which comes from the property taxes paid by people in the school district . Unlike private schools , they must conform to educational standards set by the Federal , State , and local governments , and they are administered by boards that all citizens living in the district can vote to elect . School Voucher programs allow families with kids in school to enroll their kids in private school in a way that allows the private school to receive the same amount of money from the government that a public school would . Effectively , the family is given a voucher that they can use for public school or to help with tuition to a private school . The schools in question don ' t generally have to comply with the same rules they can set their own cirriculum , can discriminate e . g . they can accept only students from a given religion , etc . because they are private organzations . Charter Schools are publiclyfunded schools they do not charge a tuition that receive the same money per student as public schools , but they are privately administrated . They must generally meet the same standards and comply with most of the same rules as a public schoolhowever , the board is not elected by the citizenry at large , but more inline with how any nonprofit or forprofit corporation elects its board . That generally means that some members are elected by the parents , and some by the schools ' benefactors .