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2025-01-29 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S487-488; text: CR S486-487)
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2025-01-29
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This Senate resolution supports Catholic schools in the United States and recognizes the 51st annual National Catholic Schools Week. It says Catholic schools provide strong academics, moral and character development, and a sense of community for about 1.7 million students. The Senate also praises Catholic school teachers, parents, and students for helping prepare young people for successful, responsible lives and for contributing to a stronger future for the country.
- It supports National Catholic Schools Week, held January 26 to February 1, 2025, which is sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- The resolution highlights that Catholic schools serve students from many backgrounds, including racial minority students, Hispanic students, and students from non-Catholic families, and that they are often an affordable choice for families.
- It points to the schools’ results, including a student-teacher ratio of 10 to 1, a 98.9% high school graduation rate, and 85.2% of graduates going on to four-year colleges.
- It also recognizes the 2025 theme, “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community,” and says Catholic schools help strengthen families, faith, and service to others.
Official Summaries
This resolution supports the goals of National Catholic Schools Week, an event cosponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and established to recognize the contributions of Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 45 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 45
Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States
and celebrating the 51st annual National Catholic Schools Week.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2025
Mr. Schmitt (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Supporting the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States
and celebrating the 51st annual National Catholic Schools Week.
Whereas Catholic schools in the United States are internationally acclaimed for
their academic excellence and provide approximately 1,700,000 students
with more than an exceptional scholastic education;
Whereas Catholic schools instill a broad, values-added education emphasizing the
lifelong development of moral, intellectual, physical, and social values
in young people in the United States;
Whereas Catholic schools serve the United States by providing a diverse student
population from all regions of the United States and all socioeconomic
backgrounds with a strong academic and moral foundation, including 29.4
percent of students from racial minority backgrounds, 18.8 percent from
Hispanic heritage, and 20.8 percent from non-Catholic families,
according to the 2023-2024 National Catholic Education Association
survey of elementary and secondary Catholic schools in the United
States;
Whereas Catholic schools are an affordable option for parents, particularly in
underserved urban areas;
Whereas Catholic schools produce students who are strongly dedicated to their
faith, values, families, and communities by providing an intellectually
stimulating environment that promotes spiritual, character, and moral
development;
Whereas Catholic schools are committed to community service, producing graduates
who hold ``helping others'' among their core values;
Whereas the total Catholic school student enrollment for the 2023-2024 academic
year is 1,700,000, and the student-teacher ratio is 10 to 1, according
to the 2023-2024 National Catholic Education Association survey of
elementary and secondary Catholic schools in the United States;
Whereas the Catholic high school graduation rate is 98.9 percent, with 85.2
percent of graduates attending 4-year colleges;
Whereas the week of January 26, 2025, to February 1, 2025, has been designated
as ``National Catholic Schools Week'' by the National Catholic
Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops; and
Whereas the theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2025 is ``Catholic Schools:
United in Faith and Community'', which reflects the fact that Catholic
schools, united in their faith, expand beyond the walls of the classroom
to envelop the parents and families of students as integral parts of the
school community: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) supports the goals of National Catholic Schools Week,
an event--
(A) cosponsored by the National Catholic
Educational Association and the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops; and
(B) established to recognize the vital
contributions of the thousands of Catholic elementary
and secondary schools in the United States;
(2) applauds the National Catholic Educational Association
and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on their
selection of the theme ``Catholic Schools: United in Faith and
Community'', which is a theme that all can celebrate; and
(3) supports--
(A) the dedication of Catholic schools, students,
parents, and teachers across the United States toward
academic excellence; and
(B) the key role they play in promoting and
ensuring a brighter, stronger future for the United
States.
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