IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 222 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2021 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. SAN NICOLAS) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level 
Education Month. 
Whereas the National Association of Secondary School Prin-
cipals, the Association for Middle Level Education, and 
the Alliance for Excellent Education have declared the 
month of March 2021 as National Middle Level Edu-
cation 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 phys-
ical, intellectual, social, emotional, and moral develop-
ment; 
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Whereas each day over 19,000,000 young adolescents en-
gaged in school deserving what research and practice 
have shown to help middle grades students achieve, in-
cluding challenging and engaging instruction, teachers 
and administrators who are knowledgeable and prepared 
to provide young adolescents with a safe, challenging, and 
supportive learning environment, and organizational 
structures that banish anonymity and promote personal-
ization, collaboration, and social equity; 
Whereas neuroscience indicates that the majority of middle 
grades students are in a critical stage of brain develop-
ment that promotes productive adulthood; 
Whereas the habits and values established during early ado-
lescence 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 any-
thing that happens academically in high school; 
Whereas research has found that middle level education is 
underfunded creating a ‘‘missing middle’’ in Federal edu-
cation 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 dis-
tinctive mission of the middle level is necessary; and 
Whereas the month of March 2021 has been declared as Na-
tional Middle Level Education Month by numerous edu-
cational groups: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Middle Level Education Month; 
(2) honors and recognizes the importance of 
middle level education and the contributions of those 
who educate this unique age group; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe National Middle Level Education Month 
by taking opportunities to engage with schools that 
educate middle grades students and celebrate the 
schools that are responsible for educating the Na-
tion’s young adolescents. 
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