Check this one out. It's a charter (paid for by taxpayers but run by parents):
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/living/education/4265070.htm
Face it, the federal government is never going to get out of the public school business even though they have absolutely no business being involved in the public schools, which should be a state and local concern. They are too entrenched. Also, it is estimated that 75 million people in this country are connected with public school employment in one way or another.