,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai,mr4
 ,o',hall]an 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,hayes7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,,resolution  ,support+ ! goal (
 increas+ public s*ool tea*] pay &      
public education fund+4  ,:]eas ov] !   
la/ #b decades1 public s*ool tea*]s are 
contribut+ m t[>d heal? c>e & retirem5t 
co/s z _! pay falls fur!r beh9d2 ,:]eas 
aft] acc\nt+ = inflation1 public s*ool  
tea*] pay fell by #cj p] week f #aiif to
 #bjae1 :ile pay = o!r college graduates
 ) ye>s 9 ! work=ce increas$ by #abd p] 
week1 equal+ a comp5sation gap ( #aa4a  
p]c5t1 :i* is an increase ( #i p]c5tage 
po9ts f #aiif to #bjae2 ,:]eas despite  
r$uc$ sal>ies1 tea*]s' out-(-pocket co/s
 to cov] necess>y classroom mat]ials &  
in/ructional supplies av]age #dhe       
annually1 ) _m tea*]s sp5d+ f> m2 ,:]eas
 on av]age1 public s*ool tea*]s e>n j   
#gg p]c5t ( :at o!r college graduates ) 

ye>s 9 ! work=ce e>n 9 weekly wages2    
,:]eas 9 ! ,/ate ( ,arizona1 public     
s*ool tea*]s e>n j #fc c5ts on ! doll>  
comp>$ ) o!r college graduates ) ye>s 9 
! work=ce1 & ?is gap is #gi c5ts 9 !    
,/ate ( ,k5tucky1 #fg c5ts 9 ! ,/ate (  
,oklahoma1 & #ge c5ts 9 ! ,/ate ( ,we/  
,virg9ia2 ,:]eas 9 #ah ,/ates1 public   
s*ool tea*] weekly wages lag by m ?an   
#be p]c5t & !re is no ,/ate :]e tea*]   
wages are equal to or bett] ?an ^? ( o!r
 college graduates ) ye>s 9 ! work=ce2  
,:]eas education support pr(essionals   
7includ+ p>apr(essionals1 cu/odians1    
adm9i/rative /aff1 cafet]ia work]s1     
specializ$ in/ructional support         
p]sonnel1 & o!rs7 provide critical      
s]vices to support /ud5t success & rema9
 *ronically und]paid2 ,:]eas tea*]s at  
public s*ools 9 rural communities face  
disproportionately l[ wages & high      
turnov] rates2 ,:]eas #bi ,/ates provid$
 less ov]all ,/ate fund+ p] /ud5t 9 !   
#bjae s*ool ye> 7! mo/ rec5t ye>        
available7 ?an 9 ! #bjjh s*ool ye>1 be=e

 ! recession took hold2 ,:]eas 9 #ai    
,/ates1 local fund+ = education also    
decl9$ dur+ ! same p]iod2 ,:]eas despite
 be+ #bh ye>s s9ce ! ,individuals )     
,disabilities ,education ,act 0 fir/    
introduc$1 t ,act rema9s less ?an fully 
fund$2 ,:]eas title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y &  
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife1 !    
corn]/one ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's        
commitm5t to help *ildr5 9 high-pov]ty  
s*ools succe$1 has be5 *ronically       
und]fund$2 ,:]eas "p ,b ( ! ,individuals
 ) ,disabilities ,education ,act1 !     
corn]/one ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's        
commitm5t to provide special education &
 relat$ s]vices to *ildr5 )             
disabilities1 has be5 *ronically        
und]fund$2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has
 a tru/ responsibility to ,indian       
,tribes affirm$ 9 treaties1 laws1 c\rt  
cases1 & ! ,con/itution1 yet consi/5tly 
und]funds ! con/ruction & ma9t5ance (   
,indian s*ools s t1 accord+ to a #bjag  
,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice  
report1 #a1cjj1jjj1jjj is ne$$ to       

address con/ruction1 ma9t5ance1 &       
repairs ( all ,indian s*ools2 ,:]eas    
increas$ inve/m5t 9 elem5t>y s*ool &    
second>y s*ool in/ruction c r$uce class 
sizes1 improve tea*] wages & ret5tion1 &
 ensure t /ud5ts h access to up-to-date1
 high-quality classroom mat]ials2 &     
,:]eas a majority ( bo? ,democratic &   
,republican vot]s id5tifi$ increas$     
inve/m5t 9 public education z a top     
priority = ! #aaf? ,congress 9 a rec5t  
,,politico_/,h>v>d poll3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! comp5sation (
 public s*ool tea*]s %\ld be comp>able  
to o!r college graduates ) ye>s 9 !     
work=ce 9 ! ,/ate or ,t]ritory 9 :i* !  
tea*]s are employ$2 &  7#b7 ,/ates1     
,t]ritories1 & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld  
increase inve/m5t 9 in/ruction1         
classroom mat]ials1 & s]vices available 
)9 public s*ools to ensure all public   
s*ool /ud5ts graduate f high s*ool ready
 = college & c>e]4