,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ddi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bh1 #bjaf,mr4 ,alexander 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4        
,graham1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4
 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4  
,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4         
,boozman1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,gardner1  
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4         
,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,johnson1   
,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,booker1
 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4       
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,perdue1
 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,congratulating the students1 parents1  
teachers1 and leaders of charter schools
 across the ,united ,states for making  
ongoing contributions to education1 and 
supporting the ideals and goals of the  
#agth annual ,national ,charter ,schools
 ,week1 to be held ,may #a through ,may 
#g1 #bjaf4  ,whereas charter schools are

 public schools that do not charge      
tuition and enroll any student who wants
 to attend1 often through a random      
lottery when the demand for enrollment  
is outmatched by the supply of available
 charter school seats2 ,whereas         
high-performing public charter schools  
deliver a high-quality public education 
and challenge all students to reach the 
students' potential for academic        
success2 ,whereas public charter schools
 promote innovation and excellence in   
public education2 ,whereas public       
charter schools throughout the ,united  
,states provide millions of families    
with diverse and innovative educational 
options for children of the families2   
,whereas high-performing public charter 
schools and charter management          
organizations are increasing student    
achievement and attendance rates at     
institutions of higher education2       
,whereas public charter schools are     
authorized by a designated 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                 
high-performance1 and innovation2       
,whereas1 in exchange for flexibility   
and autonomy1 public charter schools are
 held accountable by the authorizers of 
the charter schools for improving       
student achievement and for sound       
financial and operational management2   
,whereas public 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 public charter 
schools often set higher expectations   
for students1 beyond the requirements of
 the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcja et seq471 to ensure that the      
charter schools are of high quality and 
truly accountable to the public2        

,whereas #dc ,states and the ,district  
of ,columbia have enacted laws          
authorizing public charter schools2     
,whereas1 as of the #bjae-bjaf school   
year1 more than #f1hjj public charter   
schools served more than #b1ijj1jjj     
children2 ,whereas enrollment in public 
charter schools grew from #djj1jjj      
students in #bjja to #b1ijj1jjj students
 in #bjaf1 a sixfold increase in #ae    
years2 ,whereas in the ,united ,states--
 7#a7 in #afj school districts1 more    
than #aj percent of public school       
students are enrolled in public charter 
schools2 and  7#b7 in #ad school        
districts1 at least #cj percent of      
public school students are enrolled in  
public charter schools2  ,whereas public
 charter schools improve the achievement
 of students enrolled in the charter    
schools and collaborate with traditional
 public schools to improve public       
education for all students2 ,whereas    
public charter schools-- 7#a7 give      
parents the freedom to choose public    

schools2  7#b7 routinely measure        
parental satisfaction levels2 and  7#c7 
must prove the ongoing success of the   
charter schools to parents1             
policymakers1 and the communities served
 by the charter schools or risk closure2
  ,whereas a #bjae report from the      
,center for ,research on ,education     
,outcomes at ,stanford ,university found
 significant improvements for students  
at urban charter schools1 and compared  
to peers of traditional public schools1 
each year those students completed the  
equivalent of #bh more days of learning 
in reading and #dj more days of learning
 in math2 ,whereas parental demand for  
charter schools is high1 and there was  
an estimated #i percent growth in       
charter school enrollment between fall  
#bjad and fall #baje2 and ,whereas the  
#agth annual ,national ,charter ,schools
 ,week is scheduled to be celebrated the
 week of ,may #a through ,may #g1 #bjaf3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the        

students1 families1 teachers1 leaders1  
and staff of public charter schools     
across the ,united ,states for--  7,a7  
making ongoing contributions to public  
education2  7,b7 making impressive      
strides in closing the academic         
achievement gap in schools in the       
,united ,states1 particularly in schools
 with some of the most disadvantaged    
students in both rural and urban        
communities2 and  7,c7 improving and    
strengthening the public school system  
throughout the ,united ,states2  7#b7   
supports the ideals and goals of the    
#agth annual ,national ,charter ,schools
 ,week1 a week-long celebration to be   
held ,may #a through ,may #g1 #bjaf1 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 public charter schools4