,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ach  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1  
#bjac ,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,alexander1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,carper1   
,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,isakson1
 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 
,mrs4 ,feinstein1 and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
students1 parents1 teachers1 and        
administrators of charter schools across
 the ,united ,states for their ongoing  
contributions to education1 and         
supporting the ideals and goals of the  
#adth annual ,national ,charter ,schools
 ,week1 to be celebrated the week of    
,may #e through ,may #aa1 #bjac4        
,whereas charter schools are public     
schools that do not charge tuition and  
that enroll any student who wants to    
attend1 often through a random lottery  
when too many students want to attend a 
single charter school2 ,whereas charter 

schools deliver high-quality public     
education and challenge all students to 
reach their potential2 ,whereas charter 
schools promote innovation and          
excellence in public education2 ,whereas
 charter schools provide thousands of   
families with diverse and innovative    
educational options for their children2 
,whereas charter schools are authorized 
by a designated public entity and--     
7#a7 respond to the needs of            
communities1 families1 and students in  
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 promote  
the principles of quality1              
accountability1 choice1 and innovation2 
,whereas1 in exchange for flexibility   
and autonomy1 charter schools are held  
accountable by their sponsors for       
improving student achievement and for   
the financial and other operations of   
the charter schools2 ,whereas charter   
schools are required to meet the student
 achievement accountability requirements
 under the ,elementary and ,secondary   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#fcja et seq47 in the same manner as    
traditional public schools2 ,whereas    
charter schools often set higher        
expectations for students in addition to
 the requirements under the ,elementary 
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 to ensure 
that charter schools are of high quality
 and are truly accountable to the       
public2 ,whereas #db ,states and the    
,district of ,columbia have enacted laws
 authorizing charter schools2 ,whereas  
more than #f1jjj charter schools are    
serving more than #b1cjj1jjj children2  
,whereas1 in the ,united ,states--  7#a7
 in #aaj school districts1 more than #aj
 percent of public school students are  
enrolled in charter schools2  7#b7 in   
#be school districts1 more than #bj     
percent of public school students are   
enrolled in charter schools2 and  7#c7  
in #g districts1 at least #cj percent of
 public school students are enrolled in 
charter schools2  ,whereas charter      
schools improve the achievement of      

students they enroll and stimulate      
improvement in traditional public       
schools2 ,whereas charter schools--     
7#a7 give parents the freedom to choose 
public schools2  7#b7 routinely measure 
parental satisfaction levels2 and  7#c7 
must prove their ongoing success to     
parents1 policymakers1 and the          
communities they serve2  ,whereas an    
estimated #faj1jjj students were on     
waiting lists to attend charter schools 
before the beginning of the #bjaa-bjab  
academic year2 and ,whereas the #adth   
annual ,national ,charter ,schools ,week
 is scheduled to be celebrated the week 
of ,may #e through ,may #aa1 #bjac3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate--  7#a7 congratulates the       
students1 parents1 teachers1 and        
administrators of charter schools across
 the ,united ,states for--  7,a7 their  
ongoing contributions to education2     
7,b7 impressive strides made in closing 
the academic achievement gap in schools 
in the ,united ,states2 and  7,c7       

improving and strengthening the public  
school system in the ,united ,states2   
7#b7 supports the ideals and goals of   
the #adth annual ,national ,charter     
,schools ,week1 a weeklong celebration  
to be held the week of ,may #e through  
,may #aa1 #bjac1 in communities         
throughout the ,united ,states2 and     
7#c7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to hold appropriate     
programs1 ceremonies1 and activities    
during ,national ,charter ,schools ,week
 to demonstrate support for charter     
schools4