61. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial Column say that the charter school method is better for instructional quality, parentalinvolvement, core curriculum, extra help for students, academic standards, http://starbulletin.com/1999/04/16/editorial/viewpoint.html

View Point By Noemi and David Pendleton Friday, April 16, 1999 Charter schools offer empowering option HAWAII'S teachers and students work hard, but their efforts are hampered by an educational system that has been unchanged by the Legislature. While state government has devoted considerable money to education, earmarking $1.09 billion for lower education in 1999, public schools continue to suffer from unequal teaching and testing methods, dilapidated facilities, out-of-date textbooks and burgeoning class sizes. As recently reported in Education Week magazine, Hawaii educational standards slid from a "B" in 1997 and a "C" last year to an alarming "D-" for 1999. School climates were given an "F" for both 1998 and 1999; efforts to improve teacher quality are on an upward trend yet only merited a "C" rating against national standards. While Hawaii is not alone in its educational challenges, we must do better. Charter or student-centered schools afford flexibility to public schools to address student-specific needs. Charter schools also offer more choices to parents and the opportunity for teachers to have the autonomy needed to implement innovative ideas. Charter schools have the freedom and flexibility to supplement their curriculum and shape their academic program in ways not readily possible for traditional public schools.

62. Public, Charter Schools Not Equal Under New Law Also performing below state reading or math standards were ManchesterAcademic charter school and Pennsylvania Learners Online. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03241/216201.stm

U.S. News World News Previous Articles Public, charter schools not equal under new law Certification disparities raise concerns Friday, August 29, 2003 By Carmen J. Lee, Post-Gazette Education Writer Just as public schools across the country are grappling to comply with No Child Left Behind mandates, charter schools are under greater scrutiny because of the federal education law, too. Greater, but not exactly the same. As has been the case since their inception, charter schools can have more flexibility under the still relatively new federal law, most notably in the teachers they hire. Under No Child Left Behind, it's up to each state to determine whether charter school teachers must be state certified or licensed. Coming Tomorrow A place for students to rate teachers. In Pennsylvania, regular public school teachers are supposed to have state licenses, but in charter schools, up to 25 percent of teachers can be unlicensed. Gov. Ed Rendell's administration hasn't decided yet whether that should change. With some charter school students locally continuing to produce less-than-stellar scores on state tests, it's difficult for some educators to understand why charter schools should be granted any leeway at all.

63. Charter Schools Expedite Privatization Of Education term. And, within this economic formula of objective standards, who is acquisition,straight debt and operating leases for potential charter school operators http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/edumon/article13.html

LITTLE RED SCHOOL-HOUSE LTD? Charter schools expedite privatization of education By Erika Shaker "Like health care, education is a major industry, a major spender of public funds, and a major shaper of the culture and future of the nation." John McLaughlin, Editor, Education Industry Report. Charter schools have been promoted, both in Canada and abroad, as a painless way to maintain the best of public education, while expanding local involvement and accountability. However, in light of the recent debate about the supposed need to reduce the role of government in public life (championed by the right-wing Fraser Institute) and the "necessary" budget cuts to our public education system (under the guise of improvement and efficiency), charter schools need to be examined much more rigorously. Championed by parents' rights groups, charter schools have become a powerful symbol of close-knit communities standing up to an unwieldy government bureaucracy in order to determine what is best for their children. Schools, we're told, must be accountable to the pupils who attend them, to the taxpayers who support them, and to the communities in which they are located. The clamor for charter schools has been disguised as a grassroots community movement, as proof of active citizenry. However, these charter school efforts are seen very differently by the education industry, which is watching this growing trend with great interest. Why? Well, simply put, in a recent issue of the

64. "Math Results Show The Charter-school Gap." Nov. 5, 2003. New York Teacher. At Riverhead charter school in Suffolk County, fewer fourthgraders met the mathtest standards than in any of the Riverhead district s traditional public http://www.nysut.org/newyorkteacher/2003-2004/031105math02.html

HOME New York Teacher Contact Math results show the charter-school gap November 5 , 2003 Charter schools didn't fare as well as traditional public schools in the latest results of mathematics exams given in May to elementary and middle-level students across the state. At Riverhead Charter School in Suffolk County, fewer fourth-graders met the math test standards than in any of the Riverhead district's traditional public elementary schools. Of the fourth-graders in traditional schools, 80.1 percent met all the standards, scoring at levels 3 or 4, and surpassing the statewide average. That compares with 59.4 percent at the charter school. On a test in which 637 represented the "cut point" or minimum score required to meet all the standards, fourth-graders at the 25 traditional elementary schools in the city of Syracuse posted an average score of 650, compared to 638 for the Central New York Charter School and 621 at Southside Academy Charter School. In western New York, nearly 92 percent of fourth-graders at the eight traditional elementary schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda district passed the statewide test, scoring at levels 3 or 4. Slightly more than 60 percent of their counterparts at the local Charter School for Applied Technology passed. The math test results come two months after the State Education Department released a draft of a report it is preparing for state lawmakers on the first five years of the charter school experiment. Highly criticized by members of the state Board of Regents who must ultimately sign off on the final version, that tentative report said charters in operation for two or more years had shown "dramatic increases" in student achievement, equaling or bettering achievement in local districts.

65. PEGASUS CHARTER SCHOOL (DALLAS, TX) Detailed School Profile, Performance Statist enrollment 13 12th grade enrollment 8 Statistics about PEGASUS charter SCHOOLin DALLAS of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM http://www.schools-data.com/schools/PEGASUS-CHARTER-SCHOOL-DALLAS.html

PEGASUS CHARTER SCHOOL - DALLAS, TX Back to Schools Data City: DALLAS, TX School type: HIGH SCHOOL Address: 601 N AKARD ST Grades: 7-12 District: PEGASUS CHARTER SCHOOL District number: 057802 Instruction type: CHARTER/ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL Phone: (214) 740-9991 Fax: (214) 740-9799 School Enrollment: 159 White students: 10.7% Black students: 32.1% Hispanic students: 57.2% Asian students: 0% Native American students: 0% White students: 17 Black students: 51 Native American students: Hispanic students: 91 Attendance rate: 93.1% Total number of teachers: 11.3 Beginning teachers: 0.9 Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 10.4 Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: Teachers with over 20 years of experience: Male teachers count: 4.4 Female teachers count: 6.9 Teacher tenure average: 1.7 Teacher experience average: 2.4 Teacher/student ratio: 14.1 Total staff: 12.5 Professional staff: 12.5 Support staff: 1.2 Administration staff: Educational Aides: Pre-Kindergarten enrollment : Kindergarten enrollment : 1st grade enrollment : 2nd grade enrollment : 3rd grade enrollment : 4th grade enrollment : 5th grade enrollment : 6th grade enrollment : 7th grade enrollment : 37 8th grade enrollment : 35 9th grade enrollment : 38 10th grade enrollment : 28 11th grade enrollment : 13 12th grade enrollment : 8 Statistics about PEGASUS CHARTER SCHOOL in DALLAS, TX

66. STAR CHARTER SCHOOL (AUSTIN, TX) Detailed School Profile, Performance Statistics grade enrollment 19 12th grade enrollment 4 Statistics about STAR charter SCHOOLin AUSTIN of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM http://www.schools-data.com/schools/STAR-CHARTER-SCHOOL-AUSTIN.html

STAR CHARTER SCHOOL - AUSTIN, TX Back to Schools Data City: AUSTIN, TX School type: ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY Address: 1901 FLEISHER DR Grades: 1-12 District: STAR CHARTER SCHOOL District number: 227814 Instruction type: CHARTER/REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL Phone: (512) 989-2672 Fax: (512) 989-3150 School Enrollment: 179 White students: 79.2% Black students: 3.4% Hispanic students: 10.1% Asian students: 7.3% Native American students: 0% White students: 141 Black students: 6 Native American students: Hispanic students: 18 Attendance rate: 94.6% Average class size 1st grade: 10 Average class size 2nd grade: 13.6 Average class size 3rd grade: 13.6 Average class size 4th grade: 11 Average class size 5th grade: 7.2 Average class size 6th grade: 10.9 Total number of teachers: 15.6 Beginning teachers: Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 9.1 Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: 4.5 Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: 2 Teachers with over 20 years of experience: Male teachers count: 2.8

67. Chicago Tribune | Registration combined, the state s average for meeting or exceeding standards is 60 percent.charter schools must give the tests too. Whether a charter school should be http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-0211160144nov16,1,4373515.story

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68. Georgetown Charter School Testing Results, 2002 -- Sussex County Online, Delawar math, Georgetown charter school third graders ranked 68th out of 87 schools statewide,with 33 percent of Georgetown students performing below state standards. http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/news/localnews/0702/weblog071002.html

Mixed DSTP Results for G-town Charter Students Sussex Beat, July 10, 2002 NOTE: Sussex Beat is a log of news briefs and commentary by Kerin Magill, editor of Sussex County Online, with contributions from Sussex County Online users. CURRENT SUSSEX BEAT: G-Town Charter Test Results 780-Unit Bay Farm Hearing Tonight Shellfish harvest hearing July 22 Hearing July 25 on Bayville Shores project ... Recommend This Column to a Friend By KERIN MAGILL SC Online Editor G-Town Charter Test Results Likely to be lost in the announcement Wednesday, July 10, of the results of the Spring 2002 Delaware State Testing Program, are the scores from the now-defunct Georgetown Charter School. The school opened its doors in September, closed in May, and has now surrendered its charter after it essentially ran out of money allocated to it by the state. Parents begged state education officials to bail them out, claiming the school provided a far better learning environment than the schools from which their children had come. And some complained that the students' test scores would suffer, since the state-mandated testing was done in the midst of the school's struggle to stay open. The numbers released this week show that in math, Georgetown Charter School third graders ranked 68th out of 87 schools statewide, with 33 percent of Georgetown students performing below state standards. Statewide, 28 percent of third graders performed below state standards.

69. Contra Costa Times 05/07/2003 Scrutiny For Charter Schools Jerry Brown wants the authority to sponsor charter schools and where at least onecharter school in Richmond may fall short of the proposed academic standards. http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/living/education/5804243.htm

70. NEA: Charter Schools The National Education Association supports public charter schools that havethe same standards of accountability and access as other public schools. http://www.nea.org/charter/

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Vouchers Updated: May 26, 2004 Research NEA Resources Other Resources Charter Schools NEA policy embraces high standards, accountability and strong local control for charter schools. It also offers guidance in the form of various criteria that can significantly improve the chances for success of these programs, which after 10 years are still in the experimental stage. Among other things, NEA firmly believes that all affected public education employees must be directly involved in the design, implementation and governance of these and other educational programs. Failures spur review of charter school laws Charter schools are part of the landscape of public education. According to the Education Commission of the States, as of August 2001 there were more than 2,300 public charter schools serving more than 500,000 students nationwide. The Commission reported that 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have laws providing funding and permitting charter schools to operate. However, many of those statutes are being revisited and revised in light of a number of charter school failures, some with disastrous consequences for students. NEA's position on charter schools is necessarily general. State laws and regulations vary widely, and NEA state affiliates have positions that are appropriate to the situation in their states. For example, accountability for meeting high academic standards is an essential component of successful charter schools. But not all state charter laws have strong accountability requirements. In addition, not all state laws require charter schools to develop programs conforming with state or local academic standards, and many charter laws do not require charters to participate in the state accountability system.

71. NEA: NEA Home be used by the NEA s government relations staff in lobbying for changes in federalcharter school policies to promote higher standards, greater accountability http://www.nea.org/nr/nr010705b.html

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center News Releases ... Speeches For More Information: NEA Communications: 202 822-7200 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2001 NEWS RELEASE NEA's New Policy Raises Standards, Accountability for Public Charter Schools Los Angeles - Embracing higher standards, more accountability and increased local control, the National Education Association today adopted a new charter school policy designed to provide all students attending public charter schools with quality education. Delegates attending the National Education Association Representative Assembly in Los Angeles voted today to accept the policy, which was written by a special committee made up of NEA officials, educators and charter school experts. "Charter schools are part of the landscape of public education," said NEA President Bob Chase. "As educators, and members of a professional organization, our aim is to foster education innovation while protecting the rights of all children to a quality education. This policy reflects those important goals so we can make every public school - and public charter school great." While the charter school movement is barely a decade old, there are more than 2,000 charter schools nationwide. Once touted as a high-quality alternative to mainstream public schools, dozens of charter schools across the nation have recently shut their doors due to mismanagement or low test scores.

72. Simple Public Key Infrastructure (spki) Charter charter of the working group that develops Internet standards for an public key certificate format, associated signature and other formats, and key acquisition protocols. (spki) http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/spki-charter.html

Simple Public Key Infrastructure (spki) Last Modified: 16-Jan-01 Chair(s): Security Area Director(s): Security Area Advisor: Mailing Lists: General Discussion:spki@c2.net To Subscribe: majordomo@c2.net In Body: In Body: subscribe spki [email address] Archive: Description of Working Group: Many Internet protocols and applications which use the Internet employ public key technology for security purposes and require a public key infrastructure to manage public keys. The task of the working group will be to develop Internet standards for an IETF sponsored public key certificate format, associated signature and other formats, and key acquisition protocols. The key certificate format and associated protocols are to be simple to understand, implement, and use. For purposes of the working group, the resulting formats and protocols are to be known as the Simple Public Key Infrastructure, or SPKI. The SPKI is intended to provide mechanisms to support security in a wide range of internet applications, including IPSEC protocols, encrypted electronic mail and WWW documents, payment protocols, and any other application which will require the use of public key certificates and the ability to access them. It is intended that the Simple Public Key Infrastructure will support a range of trust models. Goals and Milestones: Feb 97 Submit initial requirements document as an Internet-Draft.

73. Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509) (pkix) Charter charter of the working group that develops Internet standards needed to support an X.509based PKI. (pkix) http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/pkix-charter.html

Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509) (pkix) Last Modified: 2004-05-18 Chair(s): Security Area Director(s): Security Area Advisor: Mailing Lists: General Discussion: ietf-pkix@imc.org To Subscribe: ietf-pkix-request@imc.org In Body: subscribe (In Body) Archive: http://www.imc.org/ietf-pkix Description of Working Group: The PKIX Working Group was established in the Fall of 1995 with the intent of developing Internet standards needed to support an X.509-based PKI. The scope of PKIX work has expanded beyond this initial goal. PKIX not only profiles ITU PKI standards, but also develops new standards apropos to the use of X.509-based PKIs in the Internet. PKIX has produced several informational and standards track documents in support of the original and revised scope of the WG. The first of these standards, RFC 2459, profiled X.509 version 3 certificates and version 2 CRLs for use in the Internet. Profiles for the use of Attribute Certificates (RFC XXXX [pending]), LDAP v2 for certificate and CRL storage (RFC 2587), the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Qualified Certificates Profile (RFC 3039), and the

74. Detailed Revision/Update Of Message Standards (drums) Charter The charter of the DRUMS IETF working group. DRUMS works on clarifying, codifying, and extending existing Internet messaging standards. http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/drums-charter.html

Detailed Revision/Update of Message Standards (drums) Last Modified: 25-Apr-01 Chair(s): Applications Area Director(s): Applications Area Advisor: Mailing Lists: General Discussion:drums@cs.utk.edu To Subscribe: drums-request@cs.utk.edu Archive: ftp://cs.utk.edu/pub/drums/mail-archive/ Description of Working Group: The goal of this working group is to develop and review revised versions of RFC 821 and RFC 822, incorporating the revisions in RFC 974, RFC 1123, and RFC 1651. In addition, the group will review other RFCs related to messaging, and determine the applicability of each of these to the future direction of the messaging in the Internet. The group may choose to incorporate, deprecate, or write applicability statements for such documents, as necessary to produce a clear statement of requirements for overall interoperability of Internet electronic mail. The documents produced by the working group are intended to be submitted to the IESG for consideration as Internet Standards. Items appropriate for inclusion in documents produced by the working group include corrections, clarifications, and amplifications to reflect existing practice or to address problems which have been identified through experience with Internet mail protocols. New functionality is expressly inappropriate.

75. Remove International Skating Union From The OLympic Movement Petition The International Skating Union has demonstrated in their judging of the pairs competition at the Salt Lake City Olympics that they cannot adhere to the ethical standards of Olympic charter and should be expelled from the Olympic Movement. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/672918216

June 07, 2004 We the undersigned, endorse the following petition: Remove International Skating Union from the OLympic Movement Target: john runyon Sandy Baldwin United States Olympic Committee Sponsor: john runyon SIGNATURES GOAL: 10,000 DEADLINE: 2-12-2003 The International Skating Union has demonstrated in their judging of the pairs competition at the Salt Lake City Olympics that they cannot adhere to the ethical standards of Olympic Charter and should be expelled from the Olympic Movement. ..... See full petition below STEP 1. Enter your name: Display in public list as "Anonymous" MOST RECENT 25 of SIGNATURES E-mail this petition to your friends. Number Date Name City Country I am signing this petition because: 7:40 pm PDT, Apr 20 Jeanette Delaurier Winnipeg CA I am signing this petition to promote fair judgement in sport based on skill, artistry and athleticism. Not based on politics and bribery. 8:24 pm PST, Mar 30 Tim Maltzan Keavy US 9:43 am PST, Mar 28 Elizabeth Schwartz Portland US It's clear the judging process has been corrupted,and the ISU's refusal to ban known corrupt judges suggests they are unable or unwilling to provide fair and impartial evaluations of the skaters. It is not right that a skater's final standing is sometimes predetermined by prior arrangements between judges, regardless of the skater's actual performance. 8:30 am PST, Mar 28

76. Cabinet Office A programme to drive up standards in service delivery across the public sector in the UK. Encompassing the charter Mark award scheme, charters for public services, the People's Panel, Better Government for Older People, Quality Networks, Government Performance Information and Best Practice guidance. http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/servicefirst/

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77. The Avalon Project : Charter Of The International Military Tribunal Yale Law school. Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1. charter of the International be identical, and shall be governed by this charter Article 10 of this charter, with a crime other http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/imt/proc/imtconst.htm

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Nuremberg Trial Proceedings Vol. 1 Charter of the International Military Tribunal Previous Document Volume 1 Contents Next Document Sec I ... Art 30 I. CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL Article 1. In pursuance of the Agreement signed on the 8th day of August 1945 by the Government of the United States of America, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, there shall be established an International Military Tribunal (hereinafter called "the Tribunal'') for the just and prompt trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis. Article 2. The Tribunal shall consist of four members, each with an alternate. One member and one alternate shall be appointed by each of the Signatories. The alternates shall, so far as they are able, be present at all sessions of the Tribunal. In case of illness of any member of the Tribunal or his incapacity for some other reason to fulfill his functions, his alternate shall take his place. Article 3.

78. Illinois Charter Schools - Homepage gaining community support. devloping an educational program and accountability standards. financingfacilities. complying with laws that apply to charter schools. http://www.isbe.state.il.us/charter/

Listing of Charter Schools 2004 Annual Report on Charter Schools Charter School Law Changes in Law as of 4-16-03 ... Transportation Resource Guide To contact charter school staff at ISBE, (1) call 217/782-2948, (2) fax to 217/782-8750, or (3) write to Charter Schools Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. First Street Springfield, Illinois 62777 FEDERAL FUNDING Illinois has received a third three-year federal grant award for public charter schools! National Study of Charter Schools Report Available The fourth-year report on The National Study of Charter Schools, produced by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and improvement has been released. To view this report, click on the link below: http//www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/ Announcements Constructing Charters: The Blueprint to Your School www.LQE.org Illinois Charter School Developer's Handbook A Resource Guide for Getting Your Charter School Off the Ground Developed by Leadership for Quality Education's Charter School Resource Center, this handbook is a comprehensive guide that offers practical, valuable advice for the essential phases of planning, designing, and operating a charter school.

79. Macair Jet Based in Argentina offering worldwide executive charter service. Provides information on aircraft including specifications and on board services, safety standards and location. http://www.macairjet.com.ar/

80. Atlantis Dive Charters Wreck Diving A Specialty charter boat and dive store in New London. Includes rebreather rental and training, charter schedule, standards and policies, and directions. http://www.atlantis.nu/

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