,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ccd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#af1 #bjad,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,johanns1 and ,ms4 ,landrieu7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,january #bh1                
#bjad;,committee discharged2 considered 
and agreed to  ,,resolution             
,recognizing the goals of ,catholic     
,schools ,week and honoring the valuable
 contributions of ,catholic schools in  
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas ,catholic
 schools in the ,united ,states have    
received international acclaim for      
academic excellence while providing     
students with lessons that extend far   
beyond the classroom2 ,whereas ,catholic
 schools present a broad curriculum that
 emphasizes the lifelong development of 
moral1 intellectual1 physical1 and      
social values in the young people of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,catholic    

schools in the ,united ,states today    
educate #b1jja1gdj students and maintain
 a student-to-teacher ratio of #ac to   
#a2 ,whereas the faculty members of     
,catholic schools teach a highly diverse
 body of students2 ,whereas the         
graduation rate for all ,catholic       
schools is #ii percent2 ,whereas #he    
percent of ,catholic high school        
graduates go on to college2 ,whereas    
,catholic schools produce students who  
are strongly dedicated to faith1 values1
 families1 and communities by providing 
an intellectually stimulating           
environment rich in spiritual character 
and moral development2 and ,whereas in  
the #aigb pastoral message concerning   
,catholic education1 the ,national      
,conference of ,catholic ,bishops       
stated3 ,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 lives43    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the goals of  
,catholic ,schools ,week1 an event      
cosponsored by the ,national ,catholic  
,educational ,association and the       
,united ,states ,conference of ,catholic
 ,bishops that recognizes the vital     
contributions of thousands of ,catholic 
elementary and secondary schools in the 
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 commends     
,catholic schools1 students1 parents1   
and teachers across the ,united ,states 
for ongoing contributions to education  
and for playing a vital role in         
promoting and ensuring a brighter1      
stronger future for the ,united ,states4