IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 260 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2019 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. MORELLE, and Ms. JACKSON 
LEE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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, the 
National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, 
National Association of Elementary School Principals, 
and the Alliance for Excellent Education have declared 
the month of March 2019 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-
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ical, intellectual, social, emotional, and moral develop-
ment; 
Whereas each day nearly 24,000,000 young adolescents enter 
school deserving what research and practice have shown 
to help middle grades students achieve, including chal-
lenging and engaging instruction, teachers and adminis-
trators who are knowledgeable and prepared to provide 
young adolescents with a safe, challenging, and sup-
portive learning environment, and organizational struc-
tures 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 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 2019 has been declared as Na-
tional Middle Level Education Month by numerous edu-
cational groups: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(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 visit schools that educate 
middle grades students and celebrate the schools 
that are responsible for educating the Nation’s 
young adolescents. 
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