,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4  
,mc,eachin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4    
,beyer1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 
,riggleman1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 and ,ms4  
,wexton7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,resolution  ,congratulating and       
honoring ,rodney ,robinson on receiving 
the #bjai ,national ,teacher of the     
,year ,award4  ,whereas1 on ,april #bd1 
#bjai1 ,rodney ,robinson was named      
,national ,teacher of the ,year by the  
,council of ,chief ,state ,school       
,officers2 ,whereas ,rodney ,robinson is
 a social studies teacher at ,virgie    
,binford ,education ,center inside the  
,richmond ,juvenile ,detention ,center2 
,whereas since he began teaching at     
,virgie ,binford ,education ,center in  
#bjae1 ,mr4 ,robinson has worked with   
disadvantaged youth1 equipping them with

 the knowledge1 skills1 and confidence  
necessary to move forward and accomplish
 their goals2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,robinson's 
work to help our most vulnerable        
students achieve educational excellence 
has improved the academic performance of
 countless students1 strengthening      
reading proficiency and working to      
ensure students graduate on time2       
,whereas ,mr4 ,robinson helps           
disadvantaged youth realize their full  
potential by boosting self-esteem and   
creating a nurturing1 safe1 and         
inclusive environment where every       
student is encouraged to discuss the    
issues in their communities and past2   
,whereas ,mr4 ,robinson inspires his    
students to overcome their challenges   
and achieve their dreams by adorning the
 barren walls of ,virgie ,binford       
,education ,center with college pennants
 and photos of inspirational historical 
figures2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,robinson is     
quoted as saying1 ,my kids have overcome
 some tremendous odds and been through  

some traumatic1 horrific circumstances1 
yet they still triumph1 they still have 
dreams1 they will want to be doctors and
 lawyers and everything you can think of
 ''' ,helping kids channel all that     
energy and dreams into something        
positive where they can see an outcome  
and a result1 that is what ,i love most 
about teaching42 ,whereas while         
attending the ,yale ,national           
,initiative1 ,mr4 ,robinson developed   
his own student-focused curriculum for  
his social studies classes1 empowering  
students to advocate for societal change
 by exploring social justice issues1 the
 history of the ,united ,states prison  
system1 the effects of racial           
segregation1 and more2 ,whereas ,mr4    
,robinson was inspired to become a      
teacher by his mother and has been      
teaching in ,richmond1 ,virginia1 for   
over #ai years2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,robinson 
received his bachelor's degree in       
history from ,virginia ,state           
,university and his master's degree in  

educational administration and          
supervision from ,virginia ,commonwealth
 ,university2 ,whereas prior to teaching
 at ,virgie ,binford ,education ,center1
 ,mr4 ,robinson taught at several other 
schools in the greater ,richmond area1  
including ,lucille ,brown ,middle       
,school1 ,george ,wythe ,high ,school1  
and ,armstrong ,high ,school2 ,whereas  
,mr4 ,robinson is the first teacher from
 ,richmond ,public ,schools to receive  
this prestigious award1 and just the    
third in the history of the             
,commonwealth of ,virginia2 ,whereas    
,mr4 ,robinson was selected for this    
award from among #eg award-winning      
teachers out of the more than #c4f      
million teachers nationally2 ,whereas1  
as ,teacher of the ,year1 ,mr4 ,robinson
 will travel the country for the next   
year to advocate for economic and       
cultural equity1 seeking to ensure that 
all students have the resources         
necessary to be successful and working  
to increase the number of teachers of   

color in public school systems2 ,whereas
 teachers are indispensable mentors in  
our society2 and ,whereas the continued 
and future success of ,america is       
intimately dependent on the vital work  
of the ,nation's educators3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 congratulates   
and honors ,rodney ,robinson on         
receiving the #bjai ,national ,teacher  
of the ,year ,award2  7#b7 celebrates   
all four finalists for the ,national    
,teacher of the ,year ,award for their  
remarkable service and commitment to    
,america's youth2 and  7#c7 respectfully
 requests that the ,clerk of the ,house 
of ,representatives transmits an        
enrolled copy of this resolution to--   
7,a7 ,rodney ,robinson1 the recipient of
 the #bjai ,national ,teacher of the    
,year ,award2 and  7,b7 ,jason ,kamras1 
the ,superintendent of ,richmond ,public
 ,schools4