,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and 
,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,march #bjac as ,national ,middle    
,level ,education ,month4  ,whereas the 
,national ,association of ,secondary    
,school ,principals1 the ,association   
for ,middle ,level ,education1 the      
,national ,forum to ,accelerate ,middle 
,grades ,reform1 and the ,national      
,association of ,elementary ,school     
,principals have declared ,march #bjac  
to be ,national ,middle ,level          
,education ,month2 ,whereas schools that
 educate middle level students are      
responsible for educating nearly        
#bd1jjj1jjj young adolescents between   
the ages of #aj and #ae1 in grades #e   
through #i1 who are undergoing rapid and

 dramatic changes in their physical1    
intellectual1 social1 emotional1 and    
moral development2 ,whereas those young 
adolescents deserve challenging and     
engaging instruction1 knowledgeable     
teachers and administrators who are     
prepared to provide young adolescents   
with a safe1 challenging1 and supportive
 learning environment1 and              
organizational structures that banish   
anonymity and promote personalization1  
collaboration1 and social equity2       
,whereas the habits and values          
established during early adolescence    
have a lifelong influence that directly 
affects the future health and welfare of
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas research 
indicates that the academic achievement 
of a student in eighth grade has a      
larger impact on the readiness of that  
student for college at the end of high  
school than any academic achievement of 
that student in high school2 and        
,whereas1 in order to improve graduation
 rates and prepare students to be       

lifelong learners who are ready for     
college1 a career1 and civic            
participation1 it is necessary for the  
people of the ,united ,states to have a 
deeper understanding of the distinctive 
mission of middle level education3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--  
7#a7 honors and recognizes the          
importance of middle level education and
 the contributions of the individuals   
who educate middle level students2 and  
7#b7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to observe ,national    
,middle ,level ,education ,month by     
visiting and celebrating schools that   
are responsible for educating young     
adolescents in the ,united ,states4