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May 17, 2001

The study compiles information on the charter school market, including characteristics of students served. It also investigates student performance from a variety of perspectives, and evaluates the cost efficiency of charter school performance.

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Texas Is Restoring the Proud Story of America

For too long, too many American students have graduated without understanding the country they inherited. They may know scattered names and dates, but they lack the full context of American history: the greatness of Western civilization, the ideas behind our founding, the sacrifices that built this nation, and the principles that allowed America to become...

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Texans paid nearly $105 billion last year to support public schools. They expect that money to go towards providing students with a quality education, not to merely employ adults or line the pockets of outside consultants and contractors. If Texas wants a school system that is focused on effective education and not the appearance of...

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Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...

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