,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,o',halleran 7for himself and 
,mrs4 ,hayes7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goal of   
increasing public school teacher pay and
 public education funding4  ,whereas    
over the last #b decades1 public school 
teachers are contributing more toward   
health care and retirement costs as     
their pay falls further behind2 ,whereas
 after accounting for inflation1 public 
school teacher pay fell by #cj per week 
from #aiif to #bjae1 while pay for other
 college graduates with years in the    
workforce increased by #abd per week1   
equaling a compensation gap of #aa4a    
percent1 which is an increase of #i     
percentage points from #aiif to #bjae2  
,whereas despite reduced salaries1      
teachers' out-of-pocket costs to cover  
necessary classroom materials and       

instructional supplies average #dhe     
annually1 with many teachers spending   
far more2 ,whereas on average1 public   
school teachers earn just #gg percent of
 what other college graduates with years
 in the workforce earn in weekly wages2 
,whereas in the ,state of ,arizona1     
public school teachers earn just #fc    
cents on the dollar compared with other 
college graduates with years in the     
workforce1 and this gap is #gi cents in 
the ,state of ,kentucky1 #fg cents in   
the ,state of ,oklahoma1 and #ge cents  
in the ,state of ,west ,virginia2       
,whereas in #ah ,states1 public school  
teacher weekly wages lag by more than   
#be percent and there is no ,state where
 teacher wages are equal to or better   
than those of other college graduates   
with years in the workforce2 ,whereas   
education support professionals         
7including paraprofessionals1           
custodians1 administrative staff1       
cafeteria workers1 specialized          
instructional support personnel1 and    

others7 provide critical services to    
support student success and remain      
chronically underpaid2 ,whereas teachers
 at public schools in rural communities 
face disproportionately low wages and   
high turnover rates2 ,whereas #bi       
,states provided less overall ,state    
funding per student in the #bjae school 
year 7the most recent year available7   
than in the #bjjh school year1 before   
the recession took hold2 ,whereas in #ai
 ,states1 local funding for education   
also declined during the same period2   
,whereas despite being #bh years since  
the ,individuals with ,disabilities     
,education ,act was first introduced1   
that ,act remains less than fully       
funded2 ,whereas title ,i of the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife1 the cornerstone of the   
,federal ,government's commitment to    
help children in high-poverty schools   
succeed1 has been chronically           
underfunded2 ,whereas part ,b of the    
,individuals with ,disabilities         

,education ,act1 the cornerstone of the 
,federal ,government's commitment to    
provide special education and related   
services to children with disabilities1 
has been chronically underfunded2       
,whereas the ,federal ,government has a 
trust responsibility to ,indian ,tribes 
affirmed in treaties1 laws1 court cases1
 and the ,constitution1 yet consistently
 underfunds the construction and        
maintenance of ,indian schools so that1 
according to a #bjag ,u4,s4 ,government 
,accountability ,office report1         
#a1cjj1jjj1jjj is needed to address     
construction1 maintenance1 and repairs  
of all ,indian schools2 ,whereas        
increased investment in elementary      
school and secondary school instruction 
can reduce class sizes1 improve teacher 
wages and retention1 and ensure that    
students have access to up-to-date1     
high-quality classroom materials2 and   
,whereas a majority of both ,democratic 
and ,republican voters identified       
increased investment in public education

 as a top priority for the #aafth       
,congress in a recent                   
,,politico_/,harvard poll3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
 7#a7 the compensation of public school 
teachers should be comparable to other  
college graduates with years in the     
workforce in the ,state or ,territory in
 which the teachers are employed2 and   
7#b7 ,states1 ,territories1 and the     
,federal ,government should increase    
investment in instruction1 classroom    
materials1 and services available within
 public schools to ensure all public    
school students graduate from high      
school ready for college and career4