,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1  
#bjad ,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,alexander1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4      
,carper1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1   
,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,isakson1
 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,graham1
 and ,mr4 ,scott7 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 #aeth annual ,national    
,charter ,schools ,week1 to be held ,may
 #d through ,may #aj1 #bjad4  ,whereas  
charter schools are public schools that 
do not charge tuition and enroll any    
student who wants to attend a charter   
school1 often through a random lottery  
when too many students want to attend a 

single charter school2 ,whereas         
high-performing charter schools deliver 
a high-quality public education and     
challenge all students to reach their   
potential for academic success2 ,whereas
 charter schools promote innovation and 
excellence in public education2 ,whereas
 charter schools throughout the ,united 
,states provide millions of families    
with diverse and innovative educational 
options for their children2 ,whereas    
high-performing charter schools are     
dramatically increasing student         
achievement and college-going rates2    
,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 ,whereas in     
exchange for flexibility and autonomy1  
charter schools are held accountable by 
the public authorizers of such charter  
schools for improving student           

achievement and for sound financial and 
operational management2 ,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 students1 beyond
 the requirements under the ,elementary 
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq471 to ensure
 that such charter schools are of high  
quality and truly accountable to the    
public2 ,whereas #db ,states and the    
,district of ,columbia have enacted laws
 authorizing charter schools2 ,whereas  
more than #f1djj charter schools serve  
more than #b1ejj1jjj children2 ,whereas 
in the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 in #ace   
school districts1 more than #aj percent 
of public school students are enrolled  
in charter schools2  7#b7 in #cb school 
districts1 at least #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 enrolled in such charter       
schools and collaborate with traditional
 public schools to improve public       
education for all students2 ,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 served
 by such charter schools2 ,whereas      
approximately #ibj1jjj students were on 
waiting lists to attend charter schools 
before the beginning of the #bjab-bjac  
academic year2 and ,whereas the #aeth   
annual ,national ,charter ,schools ,week
 is scheduled to be celebrated the week 
of ,may #d through ,may #aj1 #bjad3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       

,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the        
students1 families1 teachers1 and       
administrators of charter schools across
 the ,united ,states for-- 7,a7 their   
ongoing contributions to education2     
7,b7 their impressive strides in closing
 the academic achievement gap in schools
 in the ,united ,states1 particularly   
schools with some of the most           
disadvantaged students in both rural and
 urban communities2 and  7,c7 improving 
and strengthening the public school     
system in the ,united ,states2  7#b7    
supports the ideals and goals of the    
#aeth annual ,national ,charter ,schools
 ,week1 a week-long celebration to be   
held the week of ,may #d through ,may   
#aj1 #bjad1 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