A charter school might be independent or connected to the local public school system.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

"Be very clear, the issue of climate change is connected to development, it is connected to growth, and no country in the world can accept a freeze on its development,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

But technology expert Rob Atkinson says smartphones will most likely not be widely used in many developing nations because of their cost, and the cost of connected on-line data plans.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25