Designates March 2014 as National Middle Level Education Month.
Recognizes the importance of middle level education and the contributions of the individuals who educate middle level students.
Encourages people to observe National Middle Level Education Month by visiting and celebrating schools that are responsible for educating young adolescents in this country.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 383 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 383
Designating March 2014 as ``National Middle Level Education Month''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2014
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Walsh) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Designating March 2014 as ``National Middle Level Education Month''.
Whereas the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Association
for Middle Level Education, the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-
Grades Reform, and the National Association of Elementary School
Principals have declared March 2014 as ``National Middle Level Education
Month'';
Whereas schools that educate middle level students are responsible for educating
nearly 24,000,000 young adolescents between the ages of 10 and 15, in
grades 5 through 9, who are undergoing rapid and dramatic changes in
their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and moral development;
Whereas young adolescents deserve challenging and engaging instruction,
knowledgeable teachers and administrators who are prepared to provide
young adolescents with a safe, challenging, and supportive learning
environment, and organizational structures that banish anonymity and
promote personalization, collaboration, and social equity;
Whereas the habits and values established during early adolescence have a
lifelong influence that directly affects the future health and welfare
of the United States;
Whereas research indicates that the academic achievement of a student in eighth
grade has a larger impact on the readiness of that student for college
at the end of high school than any academic achievement of that student
in high school; and
Whereas in order to improve graduation rates and prepare students to be lifelong
learners who are ready for college, a career, and civic participation,
the people of the United States must have a deeper understanding of the
distinctive mission of middle level education: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates March 2014 as ``National Middle Level
Education Month'';
(2) honors and recognizes the importance of middle level
education and the contributions of the individuals who educate
middle level students; and
(3) encourages the people of the United States to observe
National Middle Level Education Month by visiting and
celebrating schools that are responsible for educating young
adolescents in the United States.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1661)
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