Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 20 through January 26, 2019, as "National School Choice Week".

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 44 Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 20 through January 26, 2019, as ‘‘National School Choice Week’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 15, 2019 Mr. MITCHELL (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. LAM- BORN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. MARINO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week of Janu- ary 20 through January 26, 2019, as ‘‘National School Choice Week’’. Whereas providing a diversity of choices in K–12 education empowers parents to select education environments that meet the individual needs and strengths of their children; Whereas high-quality K–12 education environments of all va- rieties are available in the United States, including tradi- tional public schools, public charter schools, public mag- net schools, private schools, online academies, and home schooling; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR44.IH HR44 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 44 IH Whereas talented teachers and school leaders in each of the education environments prepare children to achieve their dreams; Whereas more families than ever before in the United States actively choose the best education for their children; Whereas more public awareness of the issue of parental choice in education can inform additional families of the benefits of proactively choosing challenging, motivating, and effective education environments for their children; Whereas the process by which parents choose schools for their children is nonpolitical, nonpartisan, and deserves the utmost respect; and Whereas tens of thousands of events are planned to celebrate the benefits of educational choice during the 9th annual National School Choice Week, held the week of January 20 through January 26, 2019: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 2 School Choice Week’’; 3 (2) congratulates students, parents, teachers, 4 and school leaders from K–12 education environ- 5 ments of all varieties for their persistence, achieve- 6 ments, dedication, and contributions to society in the 7 United States; 8 (3) encourages all parents, during National 9 School Choice Week, to learn more about the edu- 10 cation options available to them; and 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR44.IH HR44 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 44 IH (4) encourages the people of the United States 1 to hold appropriate programs, events, and activities 2 during National School Choice Week to raise public 3 awareness of the benefits of opportunity in edu- 4 cation. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR44.IH HR44 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS