,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west          
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,kelly 
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1    
,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,smith
 of ,new ,jersey1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 
,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of  
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4   
,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mrs4      
,wagner1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1
 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of            
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4     
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 ,mr4   
,stauber1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 and 
,mr4 ,brindisi7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
contributions of ,catholic schools4     
,whereas ,catholic schools in the       
,united ,states are internationally     
acclaimed for their academic excellence 

and provide students with more than an  
exceptional scholastic education2       
,whereas ,catholic schools instill a    
broad1 values-added education           
emphasizing the lifelong development of 
moral1 intellectual1 physical1 and      
social values in young people in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,catholic     
schools serve the ,nation by providing a
 diverse student population from all    
regions of the country and all          
socioeconomic backgrounds a strong      
academic and moral foundation1 including
 over #ch percent of students from      
racial and ethnic minority backgrounds  
and #ai percent from non-,catholic      
families2 ,whereas ,catholic schools are
 an affordable option for parents1      
particularly in underserved urban areas2
 ,whereas ,catholic schools produce     
students strongly dedicated to their    
faith1 values1 families1 and communities
 by providing an intellectually         
stimulating environment rich in         
spiritual1 character1 and moral         

development2 ,whereas ,catholic schools 
are committed to community service1     
producing graduates who hold helping    
others among their core values2 ,whereas
 the total ,catholic school student     
enrollment for the #bjah-bjai academic  
year is almost #a4h million and the     
student-teacher ratio is #ab to #a2     
,whereas the ,catholic high school      
graduation rate is #ii percent1 with #hg
 percent of graduates attending #d-year 
colleges2 ,whereas in the #aigb pastoral
 message concerning ,catholic education1
 the ,national ,conference of ,catholic 
,bishops stated1 ,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 lives42    
,whereas the week of ,january #bg1      
#bjai1 to ,february #b1 #bjai1 has been 
designated as ,national ,catholic       
,schools ,week by the ,national         
,catholic ,educational ,association and 
the ,united ,states ,conference of      
,catholic ,bishops1 and ,january #cj1   
#bjai1 has been designated ,national    
,appreciation ,day for ,catholic        
,schools2 ,whereas the ,national        
,catholic ,schools ,week was first      
established in #aigd and has been       
celebrated annually for the past #de    
years2 ,whereas while some ,catholic    
schools are challenged by declining     
enrollments and school closures1 the    
good news is that there is a strong     
demand and enthusiasm for ,catholic     
schools2 ,whereas #cj percent of        
,catholic schools have waiting lists for
 admission and new schools are opening  
across the country2 and ,whereas the    

theme for ,national ,catholic ,schools  
,week #bjai is ,catholic ,schools3      
,learn4 ,serve4 ,lead4 ,succeed3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals of ,national ,catholic ,schools   
,week1 an event cosponsored by the      
,national ,catholic ,educational        
,association and the ,united ,states    
,conference of ,catholic ,bishops and   
established to recognize the vital      
contributions of the thousands of       
,catholic elementary and secondary      
schools in the ,united ,states2  7#b7   
applauds the ,national ,catholic        
,educational ,association and the       
,united ,states ,conference of ,catholic
 ,bishops on their selection of a theme 
that all can celebrate2 and  7#c7       
supports the continued dedication of    
,catholic schools1 students1 parents1   
and teachers across the ,united ,states 
toward academic excellence1 and supports
 the key role they play in promoting and
 ensuring a brighter1 stronger future   

for the ,nation4