,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjah,mr4 
,loebsack 7= himself & ,mr4 ,co/ello (  
,p5nsylvania7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ! week ( ,april #bc1      
#bjah1 ?r\gh ,april #bg1 #bjah1 z       
,skills = ,today ,week to honor         
educators & organizations1 includ+      
beyond s*ool programs1 work+ to equip   
all le>n]s ) ! k & skills requir$ =     
work=ce1 college1 & life success4       
,:]eas /ud5ts ne$ skills t reflect      
today's work=ce dem&s s t !y c e>n a    
liv+ wage & contribute to ma9ta9+ ,unit$
 ,/ates competitiv5ess2 ,:]eas employ]s 
ne$ a highly skill$ work=ce to keep up )
 ! fa/ pace ( *ange 9 bus9ess today2    
,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates executives say !y  
ne$ a work=ce equipp$ ) skills beyond ! 
traditional ?ree ,rs ( read+1 writ+1 &  
ari?metic if !y are to gr[ _! bus9esses 

& organizations 9 ! #ba/ c5tury2 ,:]eas 
le>n+ takes place ?r\gh\t life 9 _m     
places & spaces2 ,:]eas f bir? ?r\gh _! 
c>e]s1 le>n]s ne$ a broad range (       
exp]i5ces t develop _! skills1          
dispositions1 & abilities to succe$2    
,:]eas a /rong f\ndation = success is   
root$ 9 le>n+ t happ5s 9 & out ( s*ool2 
,:]eas #ba/-c5tury le>n+ environm5ts &  
opportunities are ess5tial to prep>e all
 /ud5ts = ! *all5ges ( work=ce1 college1
 & life success 9 ! #ba/ c5tury &       
beyond1 z well z ensure ongo+ innovation
 9 our economy & ! heal? ( our          
democracy2 & ,:]eas all le>n]s ne$ &    
des]ve #ba/-c5tury le>n+ opportunities  
to ?rive z tomorr['s lead]s1 work]s1 &  
citiz5s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors ! vital   
role ( educators1 s*ools1 & beyond s*ool
 le>n+ initiatives 9 promot+ #ba/-c5tury
 le>n+1 includ+ prep>+ /ud5ts = success 
aft] graduation2  7#b7 supports !       
designation ( ,skills = ,today ,week2   
7#c7 recognizes ! importance (          

#ba/-c5tury le>n+ & equipp+ le>n]s ) !  
communication1 collaboration1 critical  
?9k+1 & creativity skills !y ne$ =      
success aft] graduation2 &  7#d7        
supports & enc\rages s*ools1 ,/ates1    
community organizations1 bus9esses1 &   
o!r lead]s to "w collaboratively to     
ensure all /ud5ts graduate ) ! k &      
skills !y ne$ to succe$4