,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #djd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ag1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,isakson7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,march #bjaf 
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 #bjaf as ,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 young adolescents deserve      
challenging and engaging instruction and
 knowledgeable teachers and             
administrators who are prepared to      
provide young adolescents with a safe1  
challenging1 and supportive learning    
environment2 ,whereas young adolescents 
deserve 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    
grade #h has a larger impact on the     
readiness of that student for an        
institution of higher education at the  
end of high school than any academic    
achievement of that student in high     
school2 and ,whereas in order to improve
 graduation rates and prepare students  

to be lifelong learners who are ready   
for an institution of higher education  
or a career and civic participation1 the
 people of the ,united ,states must have
 a deeper understanding of the          
distinctive mission of middle level     
education3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,march   
#bjaf as ,national ,middle ,level       
,education ,month2  7#b7 honors and     
recognizes the importance of middle     
level education and the contributions of
 the individuals who educate middle     
level students2 and  7#c7 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