IV 
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 Prin-
cipals, the Association for Middle Level Education, and 
the Alliance for Excellent Education have declared the 
month of March 2023 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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•HRES 226 IH 
Whereas each day over 19,000,000 young adolescents en-
gaged 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 knowledge-
able 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 eq-
uity; 
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 
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 dis-
tinctive mission of middle level education is necessary; 
and 
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•HRES 226 IH 
Whereas the month of March 2023 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— 
(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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