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  • It is important for our generation to renew our founding charter's commitment to religious diversity and to protect the liberties guaranteed by our Bill of Rights.

    Muslims welcome Senate hearings on civil liberties 2011

  • They also say the charter's rapid growth might come at the expense of the region's traditional public schools.

    Charter School Forges Ahead With Expansion Vauhini Vara 2011

  • The charter's original purpose was merely to protest the harassment and imprisonment of a Frank Zappa-inspired Czech rock band.

    Václav Havel 2011

  • Ms. Steglich, whose son will be a sophomore at one of the charter's new neighbors, Frank McCourt High School, said, "There is a desperate need for high-school seats in District 3, and it makes no sense to give high-school seats to elementary-school kids."

    Charter School Clears Hurdle Lisa Fleisher 2011

  • Mr. Cotto's salary increased during the year to $85,000 from the $65,000 that was in the charter's application.

    7-Month-Old Charter School May Be Closed Barbara Martinez 2011

  • It is important for our generation to renew our founding charter's commitment to religious diversity and to protect the liberties guaranteed by our Bill of Rights.

    Muslims welcome Senate hearings on civil liberties 2011

  • He fought to excise any mention of the banned sect Falun Gong from the document because, he argued, the charter's purpose should not be to deal with specific human rights cases.

    China's Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize John Pomfret 2010

  • MEXICO CITY — Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a law allowing same-sex marriages in Mexico City is constitutional, rejecting an appeal by federal prosecutors who argued it violated the charter's guarantees to protect the family.

    Mexico Gay Marriage: Court Upholds Capital's Same-Sex Marriage Law 2010

  • So, students going into grades five through eight who do not make the charter's lottery cut would eventually be forced out of their zone, and into another school in the district.

    Nushin Rashidian: Brownsville School Remains Open Despite City's Efforts 2010

  • When nearing an already-extended July 15 deadline for the state to approve the school's certificate of occupancy before granting final approval of its charter, the districts raised legal questions about the charter's variance request to occupy a Plainsboro seminary building.

    Charters Derailed in Areas of New Jersey 2010

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