IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 61 
Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2011 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. REED, Mr. JONES, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BACA, Mr. 
DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. 
PASCRELL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools. 
Whereas Catholic schools in the United States are inter-
nationally acclaimed for their academic excellence, and 
provide students with more than an exceptional scholastic 
education; 
Whereas Catholic schools instill a broad, values-added edu-
cation emphasizing the lifelong development of moral, in-
tellectual, physical, and social values in young people in 
the United States; 
Whereas the total Catholic school student enrollment for the 
2009 to 2010 academic year was over 2,100,000 and the 
student-teacher ratio was 14 to 1; 
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Whereas nearly 30 percent of school children enrolled in 
Catholic schools are from minority backgrounds, and 
nearly 15 percent are non-Catholics; 
Whereas Catholic schools produce students strongly dedicated 
to their faith, values, families, and communities by pro-
viding an intellectually stimulating environment rich in 
spiritual, character, and moral development; 
Whereas the Catholic high school graduation rate is 99 per-
cent, with 80 percent of graduates attending four-year 
colleges and 17 percent attending two-year colleges or 
technical schools; 
Whereas in the 1972 pastoral message concerning Catholic 
education, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops 
stated, ‘‘Education is one of the most important ways by 
which the Church fulfills its commitment to the dignity 
of the person and building of community. Community is 
central to education ministry, both as a necessary condi-
tion and an ardently desired goal. The educational efforts 
of the Church, therefore, must be directed to forming 
persons-in-community; for the education of the individual 
Christian is important not only to his solitary destiny, 
but also the destinies of the many communities in which 
he lives.’’; 
Whereas Catholic schools are committed to community serv-
ice, producing graduates who hold ‘‘helping others’’ as 
one of their core values; 
Whereas Catholic schools provide a high level of service to the 
United States by giving students from all regions of the 
Nation and all socioeconomic backgrounds a strong aca-
demic and moral foundation; 
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Whereas the National Catholic Education Association and the 
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops designated 
the week of January 30, 2011, to February 5, 2011, as 
the 2011 National Catholic Schools Week; and 
Whereas the theme for this year’s National Catholic Schools 
Week is ‘‘Catholic Schools: A+ for America’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals of National Catholic 
Schools Week, an event cosponsored by the National 
Catholic Educational Association and the United 
States Conference of Catholic Bishops and estab-
lished to recognize the vital contributions of the 
thousands of Catholic elementary and secondary 
schools in the United States; and 
(2) supports the continued dedication of Catho-
lic schools, students, parents, and teachers across 
the United States towards academic excellence, and 
supports the key role they play in promoting and en-
suring a brighter, stronger future for the Nation. 
Æ 
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