,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbe,ms4   
,letl[ 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4  
,ezell1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1     
,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4        
,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,valadao1
 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (     
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,leg]
 ,f]n&ez1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,mr4 ,:itesides1 
,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4
 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1  
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4   
,mc,bath1 & ,mr4 ,g>b>9o7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce     
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ & honor+ tea*]s
 :o h e>n$ or ma9ta9$ ,national ,bo>d   
,c]tification4  ,:]eas ,national ,bo>d  
,c]tification signifies pr(essional     
tea*+ excell5ce bas$ on rigor\s /&>ds   
develop$ by tea*]s = tea*]s to          
demon/rate _! ability to advance /ud5t  

le>n+ & a*ievem5t2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s t  
/ud5ts taught by ,national ,bo>d        
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s le>n m ?an _! pe]s1    
especially = l[-income /ud5ts2 ,:]eas   
access to j "o ,bo>d-c]tifi$ ma!matics  
tea*] increases a /ud5t's lifetime e>n+s
 by #dh1jjj2 ,:]eas ,national ,bo>d     
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s play a critical role 9 
address+ ! le>n+ loss incurr$ dur+ !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic by accel]at+ /ud5t   
le>n+ by #a to #b mon?s ( in/ruction p] 
s*ool ye>2 ,:]eas ,national ,bo>d       
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s (t5 amplify _! exp]tise
 positively by s]v+ 9 lead]%ip roles z  
tea*] m5tors1 pr9cipals1 adm9i/rators1 &
 di/rict lead]s2 ,:]eas analyses %[ t   
,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s are m  
likely to /ay 9 ! pr(ession1 lead+ to   
improv$ tea*] ret5tion rates t are      
critical to mitigat+ /aff+ %ortages2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t] on ,great    
,tea*]s & ,lead]s1 ,national ,bo>d      
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s rank ,bo>d             
,c]tification z _! mo/ important ongo+  
=mal education1 above graduate-level    

c\rsework & o!r tra9+ programs2 ,:]eas  
#bi ,/ates provide sal>y inc5tives =    
,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s1       
includ+ #ac ,/ates prioritiz+ inc5tives 
9 high-ne$s s*ools2 ,:]eas #dg p]c5t (  
,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s s]ve   
/ud5ts 9 title ,i s*ools2 ,:]eas1 9     
#bjbd1 #d1cee tea*]s e>n$ _! ,national  
,bo>d ,c]tification = ! fir/ "t1 &      
#d1hhd tea*]s successfully ma9ta9$ _!   
c]tification1 b5efit+ ?\s&s ( /ud5ts    
across ! c\ntry2 & ,:]eas1 z ( ,m>*     
#bjbe1 !re are a total ( #ada1dfd tea*]s
 :o h a*iev$ ,national ,bo>d            
,c]tification3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors !
 tea*]s :o h e>n$ or ma9ta9$ ,national  
,bo>d ,c]tification z ( ,m>* #bjbe2     
7#b7 recognizes ! importance &          
contributions ( ,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$
 ,tea*]s to /ud5t le>n+ & a*ievem5t2 &  
7#c7 enc\rages educators1 adm9i/rators1 
s*ool di/ricts1 & ,/ates to promote !   
gr[? ( new ,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$     
,tea*]s & provide c&idates ) ! necess>y 

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