The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen and is connected to the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine) through a small tube called the pancreatic duct. The narrow end of the pancreas, called the tail, extends to the left side of the body.
Since the first enactment of charter school legislation in Minnesota in 1991, 43 states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws allowing charter schools. Alabama is the most recent state to allow charter schools. According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, there were 5,997 charter schools in the 2012-2013 school year, making up 6.3 percent of all U.S. public schools.
Administration of the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) State Educational Agencies Grant - Awarded in Fall 2015 and provides $42m grant over 5 years for: a) the program design and initial implementation of charter schools b) expand the number of high quality and educationally diverse charter schools throughout the state by supporting the efforts of charter design teams and organizers c) evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, staff and parents.