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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, BEAR, FRANKEL, MARSHALL, McILVAINE SMITH, KIRKLAND, DONATUCCI, CONKLIN, MELIO, KAUFFMAN, TALLMAN, W. KELLER, PAYNE, MAHONEY, DALEY, ROSS, MANN, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, HOUGHTON, VULAKOVICH, KORTZ, SIPTROTH, MILLARD, HARKINS, PAYTON, PARKER, JOHNSON AND SAINATO, APRIL 28, 2009 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 28, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the week of May 3 through 9, 2009, as "National |
2 | Charter Schools Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, The 130 charter schools in this Commonwealth and |
4 | their nearly 70,000 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 |
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1 | accountable to the localities that establish them in order to |
2 | foster innovation and serve as models for other public schools; |
3 | therefore be it |
4 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the |
5 | week of May 3 through 9, 2009, as "National Charter Schools |
6 | Week" in Pennsylvania in proud celebration of these innovative |
7 | schools and urge parents, teachers, students and communities to |
8 | support the charter public schools in this Commonwealth. |
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