,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #af1       
#bjad,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4
 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1    
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4     
,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,king of  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 
,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,benishek1   
,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4     
,grimm1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,michaud1  
,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,barletta1    
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4        
,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4      
,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4    
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4               
,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4     
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4           
,pierluisi1 ,mr4 ,doyle1 ,mr4 ,rodney   
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4  
,ros-,lehtinen1 and ,mr4 ,petri7        
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 #cc percent of        
students from ethnic and racial         
backgrounds and nearly #af 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 #bjab-bjac   
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 #bf1      
#bjad1 to ,february #a1 #bjad1 has been 
designated as ,national ,catholic       
,schools ,week by the ,national         
,catholic ,educational ,association and 
the ,united ,states ,conference of      
,catholic ,bishops2 ,whereas the        
,national ,catholic ,schools ,week was  
first established in #aigd and that this
 year marks the #djth anniversary of    
this celebration2 and ,whereas the theme
 for ,national ,catholic ,schools ,week 
#bjad is ,catholic ,schools3            
,communities of ,faith1 ,knowledge and  
,service3 ,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