,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,slaughter submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for designation of the week of  
,march #af1 #bjad1 through ,march #bb1  
#bjad1 as ,national ,young ,audiences   
,arts for ,learning ,week4  ,whereas    
arts education1 comprising a rich array 
of disciplines including dance1 music1  
theatre1 media arts1 literature design1 
and visual arts1 is a core academic     
subject and an essential element of a   
complete and balanced education for all 
students2 ,whereas arts education       
enables students to develop critical    
thinking and problem solving skills1    
imagination and creativity1 discipline1 
alternative ways to communicate and     
express feelings and ideas1 and         
cross-cultural understanding1 which     
supports academic success nationwide as 

well as personal growth outside the     
classroom2 ,whereas the nonprofit arts  
sector is an economic engine and plays a
 significant role in the economic health
 of communities large and small with    
direct expenditures of wages and        
benefits as well as goods and services2 
,whereas to succeed in today's economy1 
students must masterfully use words1    
images1 sounds1 and movement to         
communicate2 ,whereas the ,young        
,audiences ,arts for ,learning impacts  
more than #e1jjj1jjj school children    
annually with valuable arts-in-education
 programs2 ,whereas ,young ,audiences   
,arts for ,learning presents more than  
#hh1jjj arts in education programs to   
students and teachers2 ,whereas ,young  
,audiences ,arts for ,learning works    
with #d1fjj professional teaching       
artists2 ,whereas ,young ,audiences     
,arts for ,learning produces programs in
 more than #h1jjj schools and community 
centers annually2 ,whereas ,young       
,audiences ,arts for ,learning ensures  

the highest standards of arts in        
education programs2 ,whereas ,young     
,audiences ,arts for ,learning creates  
and disseminates learning resources and 
ideas for inspiring children1 teachers1 
and volunteers1 and supports            
opportunities for schools1 communities1 
educators1 and families to engage in the
 arts together2 ,whereas ,young         
,audiences of ,rochester was established
 in ,january of #aifb1 and is upstate   
,new ,york's oldest and most            
comprehensive arts-in-education         
organization2 ,whereas with over #aej   
quality teaching artists and an array of
 unique programs1 ,young ,audiences of  
,rochester serves #ajj1jjj young people 
in urban1 rural1 and suburban settings  
annually2 ,whereas ,young ,audiences of 
,rochester celebrated its #ejth         
anniversary in a merger with ,art,peace 
to widen the scope and impact of arts   
learning for young people2 and ,whereas 
the week of ,march #af1 #bjad1 through  
,march #bb1 #bjad1 would be an          

appropriate week to designate as        
,national ,young ,audiences ,arts for   
,learning ,week3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the designation of        
,national ,young ,audiences ,arts for   
,learning ,week2  7#b7 honors and       
recognizes the contributions which      
,young ,audiences ,arts for ,learning   
programs have made in enriching the     
lives of students1 teachers1 volunteers1
 families1 and communities and pays     
tribute to arts in education and its    
contribution to society2 and  7#c7      
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,national ,young     
,audiences ,arts for ,learning ,week    
with appropriate ceremonies and         
activities that promote awareness of the
 role that arts in education plays in   
enriching the education of young people 
and enriching ,united ,states society as
 a whole4