[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1168 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1168

 Congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, 
     and administrators across the United States for their ongoing 
          contributions to education, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2008

Mr. Boustany submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, 
     and administrators across the United States for their ongoing 
          contributions to education, and for other purposes.

Whereas charter schools deliver high-quality education and challenge our 
        students to reach their potential;
Whereas charter schools provide thousands of families with diverse and 
        innovative educational options for their children;
Whereas charter schools are public schools authorized by a designated public 
        entity that are responding to the needs of our communities, families, 
        and students and promoting the principles of quality, choice, and 
        innovation;
Whereas in exchange for the flexibility and autonomy given to charter schools, 
        they are held accountable by their sponsors for improving student 
        achievement and for their financial and other operations;
Whereas 40 States and the District of Columbia have passed laws authorizing 
        charter schools;
Whereas over 4,300 charter schools are now serving approximately 1,200,000 
        children;
Whereas over the last 14 years, Congress has provided over $2,237,256,000 in 
        support to the charter school movement through startup financing 
        assistance and grants for planning, implementation, and dissemination;
Whereas over 365,000 children are on charter school waiting lists nationally;
Whereas charter schools improve their students' achievement and stimulate 
        improvement in traditional public schools;
Whereas charter schools must meet the student achievement accountability 
        requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in 
        the same manner as traditional public schools, and often set higher and 
        additional individual goals to ensure that they are of high quality and 
        truly accountable to the public;
Whereas charter schools give parents new freedom to choose their public school, 
        routinely measure parental satisfaction levels, and must prove their 
        ongoing success to parents, policymakers, and their communities;
Whereas charter schools nationwide serve a higher percentage of low-income and 
        minority students than the traditional public system;
Whereas charter schools have enjoyed broad bipartisan support from the 
        Administration, Congress, State Governors and legislatures, educators, 
        and parents across the United States; and
Whereas the ninth annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 5 through 
        May 9, 2008, is an event sponsored by charter schools and grassroots 
        charter school organizations across the United States to recognize the 
        significant impacts, achievements, and innovations of charter schools: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) acknowledges and commends charter schools and their 
        students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the 
        United States for their ongoing contributions to education and 
        improving and strengthening our public school system;
            (2) supports the ninth annual National Charter Schools 
        Week; and
            (3) joins the President in calling on the people of the 
        United States to conduct appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
        activities to demonstrate support for charter schools during 
        this weeklong celebration in communities throughout the United 
        States.
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