1.   Board members previously had not considered the effect of a charter school on a public school district in deciding whether to approve a charter, he said.

2.   A panel of appellate judges would have to approve any charter for an independent prosecutor, recommended by Reno.

3.   The state Board of Education also must approve the charter.

4.   While the state education board approves charters, the state Legislature authorizes the total number of schools.

5.   Powell will attend an Organization of American States foreign ministers meeting to approve a charter setting democratic standards for the region.

6.   But Filipinos overwhelmingly approved the charter, welcoming the democratic institutions it restored.

7.   Powell will attend an Organization of American States foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday to approve a charter setting democratic standards for the region.

8.   He pledged to give the assembly a free hand in writing a new constitution and suggested his government would make way for new elections once the charter was approved.

9.   Under canon law, the charter must be approved by the pope.