Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español.

Vegas Vista Academy is one example of a charter school that federal grants can get off the ground.

The small, independent elementary school opened last year in a rented space near the North Las Vegas Airport with a plan to offer the International Baccalaureate program, an academically rigorous, globally focused curriculum that includes second language instruction.

To pay for the furniture, fixtures, teaching materials, computers, staff development and marketing needed to launch the school, officials tapped a pot of federal money set aside for charter schools across Nevada.

“Starting a charter school is very difficult, especially for a standalone, single-site, local charter like Vegas Vista,” said Benjamin Feinstein, the school’s f

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