,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #de  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,kaine7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 contributions of ,catholic schools in  
the ,united ,states and celebrating the 
#east annual ,national ,catholic        
,schools ,week4  ,whereas ,catholic     
schools in the ,united ,states are      
internationally acclaimed for their     
academic excellence and provide         
approximately #a1gjj1jjj 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 ,united ,states by    
providing a diverse student population  
from all regions of the ,united ,states 

and all socioeconomic backgrounds with a
 strong academic and moral foundation1  
including #bi4d percent of students from
 racial minority backgrounds1 #ah4h     
percent from ,hispanic heritage1 and    
#bj4h percent from non-,catholic        
families1 according to the #bjbc-bjbd   
,national ,catholic ,education          
,association survey of elementary and   
secondary ,catholic schools in the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,catholic     
schools are an affordable option for    
parents1 particularly in underserved    
urban areas2 ,whereas ,catholic schools 
produce students who are strongly       
dedicated to their faith1 values1       
families1 and communities by providing  
an intellectually stimulating           
environment that promotes 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 #bjbc-bjbd academic year is         
#a1gjj1jjj1 and the student-teacher     
ratio is #aj to #a1 according to the    
#bjbc-bjbd ,national ,catholic          
,education ,association survey of       
elementary and secondary ,catholic      
schools in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 the ,catholic high school graduation   
rate is #ih4i percent1 with #he4b       
percent of graduates attending #d-year  
colleges2 ,whereas the week of ,january 
#bf1 #bjbe1 to ,february #a1 #bjbe1 has 
been designated as ,national ,catholic  
,schools ,week by the ,national         
,catholic ,educational ,association and 
the ,united ,states ,conference of      
,catholic ,bishops2 and ,whereas the    
theme for ,national ,catholic ,schools  
,week #bjbe is ,catholic ,schools3      
,united in ,faith and ,community1 which 
reflects the fact that ,catholic        
schools1 united in their faith1 expand  
beyond the walls of the classroom to    
envelop the parents and families of     
students as integral parts of the school

 community3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the goals  
of ,national ,catholic ,schools ,week1  
an event-- 7,a7 cosponsored by the      
,national ,catholic ,educational        
,association and the ,united ,states    
,conference of ,catholic ,bishops2 and  
7,b7 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 the     
theme ,catholic ,schools3 ,united in    
,faith and ,community1 which is a theme 
that all can celebrate2 and  7#c7       
supports-- 7,a7 the dedication of       
,catholic schools1 students1 parents1   
and teachers across the ,united ,states 
toward academic excellence2 and  7,b7   
the key role they play in promoting and 
ensuring a brighter1 stronger future for
 the ,united ,states4