,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #df  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith
 of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4      
,jones1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4      
,kelly1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,sablan1   
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1    
,mr4 ,michaud1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4        
,tiberi1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,barletta1
 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4
 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,ryan of   
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1   
,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,forbes1 ,mr4        
,yarmuth1 and ,ms4 ,speier7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,education
 and the ,workforce  ,,resolution       
,supporting the contributions of        
,catholic schools4  ,whereas ,catholic  
schools in the ,united ,states are      
internationally acclaimed for their     
academic excellence1 and provide        
students with more than an exceptional  
scholastic education2 ,whereas ,catholic

 schools instill a broad1 values-added  
education emphasizing the lifelong      
development of moral1 intellectual1     
physical1 and social values in young    
people in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
,catholic schools provide a high level  
of service to the ,nation by providing a
 diverse student population from all    
regions of the country and all          
socio-economic backgrounds1 with more   
than #cj percent of students from       
minority backgrounds and nearly #ae4d   
percent non-,catholic1 a strong academic
 and moral foundation2 ,whereas         
,catholic schools are an affordable     
option for parents1 particularly in     
underserved urban areas2 ,whereas       
,catholic schools produce students      
strongly dedicated to their faith1      
values1 families1 and communities by    
providing an intellectually stimulating 
environment rich in spiritual1          
character1 and moral development2       
,whereas ,catholic schools are committed
 to community service1 producing        

graduates who hold helping others as one
 of their core values2 ,whereas the     
total ,catholic school student          
enrollment for the #bjaa-bjab academic  
year was over #b1jjj1jjj and the        
student-teacher ratio was #ac4a to #a2  
,whereas the ,catholic high school      
graduation rate is #ii percent1 with    
nearly #he percent of graduates         
attending #d-year colleges2 ,whereas in 
the #aigb pastoral message concerning   
,catholic education1 the ,national      
,conference of ,catholic ,bishops       
stated1 8,education is one of the most  
important ways by which the ,church     
fulfills its commitment to the dignity  
of the person and building of community4
 ,community is central to education     
ministry1 both as a necessary condition 
and an ardently desired goal4 ,the      
educational efforts of the ,church1     
therefore1 must be directed to forming  
persons-in-community2 for the education 
of the individual ,christian is         
important not only to his solitary      

destiny1 but also the destinies of the  
many communities in which he lives402   
,whereas the week of ,january #bg1      
#bjac1 to ,february #b1 #bjac1 has been 
designated as ,national ,catholic       
,schools ,week by the ,national         
,catholic ,educational ,association and 
the ,united ,states ,conference of      
,catholic ,bishops2 and ,whereas the    
theme for ,national ,catholic ,schools  
,week #bjab is ,catholic ,schools ,raise
 the ,standards3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the goals of ,national    
,catholic ,schools ,week1 an event      
cosponsored by the ,national ,catholic  
,educational ,association and the       
,united ,states ,conference of ,catholic
 ,bishops and established to recognize  
the vital contributions of the thousands
 of ,catholic elementary and secondary  
schools in the ,united ,states2  7#b7   
applauds the ,national ,catholic        
,educational ,association and the       
,united ,states ,conference of ,catholic

 ,bishops on their selection of a theme 
that all can celebrate2 and  7#c7       
supports the continued dedication of    
catholic schools1 students1 parents1 and
 teachers across the ,united ,states    
toward academic excellence1 and supports
 the key role they play in promoting and
 ensuring a brighter1 stronger future   
for the ,nation4