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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, MAY 3, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 3, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the week of May 1 through 7, 2011, as "National |
2 | Charter Schools Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, The 135 charter schools in this Commonwealth and |
4 | their nearly 80,000 students are leading an educational |
5 | revolution, bringing new perspectives and innovative ideas to |
6 | education; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Charter schools are exciting and innovative schools |
8 | that are changing and improving educational opportunities in |
9 | this Commonwealth and across the nation by giving parents more |
10 | choices in their children's education; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Communities oversee charter public schools, thereby |
12 | empowering parents, teachers and communities to custom-design |
13 | unique educational programs to increase student achievement and |
14 | meet the specific needs of students; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Charter public schools encourage competition and are |
16 | accountable to the localities that establish them in order to |
17 | foster innovation and serve as models for other public schools; |
18 | therefore be it |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the |
2 | week of May 1 through 7, 2011, as "National Charter Schools |
3 | Week" in Pennsylvania in proud celebration of these innovative |
4 | schools and urge parents, teachers, students and communities to |
5 | support the charter public schools in this Commonwealth. |
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