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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 226 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level 

Education Month. 

Whereas the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Association for Middle Level Education, and 

the Alliance for Excellent Education have declared the 

month of March 2023 as National Middle Level Education Month; 

Whereas schools that educate middle grades students play a 

critical function in the Nation’s educational system in 

that they are responsible for educating young adolescents 

between the ages of 10 and 15 (grades 5 through 9) that 

are undergoing rapid and dramatic changes in their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and moral development; 


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Whereas each day over 19,000,000 young adolescents engaged in school deserve the educational components that 

research and practice have shown to help middle grades 

students achieve, including— 

(1) challenging and engaging instruction; 

(2) teachers and administrators who are knowledgeable and prepared to provide young adolescents with a 

safe, challenging, and supportive learning environment; 

and 

(3) organizational structures that banish anonymity 

and promote personalization, collaboration, and social equity; 

Whereas neuroscience indicates that the majority of middle 

grades students are in a critical stage of brain development that promotes productive adulthood; 

Whereas the habits and values established during early adolescence have a critical, lifelong influence that directly 

impacts the future health and welfare of the Nation; 

Whereas research has found that the academic achievement 

of eighth grade students has a larger impact on their 

readiness for college by the end of high school than anything that happens academically in high school; 

Whereas research has found that middle level education is 

underfunded, creating a ‘‘missing middle’’ in Federal 

education funding; 

Whereas in order to improve graduation rates and prepare 

students to be lifelong learners ready for college, career, 

and citizenship, a deeper public understanding of the distinctive mission of middle level education is necessary; 

and 


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Whereas the month of March 2023 has been declared as National Middle Level Education Month by numerous educational groups: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Middle Level Education Month; 

4 (2) honors and recognizes the importance of 

5 middle level education and the contributions of those 

6 who educate this unique age group; and 

7 (3) encourages the people of the United States 

8 to observe National Middle Level Education Month 

9 by taking opportunities to engage with schools that 

10 educate middle grades students and celebrate the 

11 schools that are responsible for educating the Na12 tion’s young adolescents. 

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