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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. RES. 129 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National |
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| 6 | 6 | | Board Certification. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARCH14, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. H |
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| 10 | 10 | | EINRICH(for himself, Mrs. BRITT, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mr. K |
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| 12 | 12 | | AINE, Mr. KING, Mr. REED, Ms. SMITH, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. |
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| 14 | 14 | | ETTERMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered |
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| 15 | 15 | | and agreed to |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 17 | 17 | | Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or |
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| 18 | 18 | | maintained National Board Certification. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Whereas National Board Certification is based on rigorous |
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| 20 | 20 | | standards developed by teachers for teachers to dem- |
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| 21 | 21 | | onstrate the ability of teachers to advance student learn- |
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| 22 | 22 | | ing and achievement; |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas research shows that students taught by National |
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| 24 | 24 | | Board Certified teachers learn more than their peers; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas National Board Certified teachers often positively |
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| 26 | 26 | | amplify their expertise by serving in leadership roles as |
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| 27 | 27 | | teacher mentors, principals, administrators, and district |
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| 28 | 28 | | leaders; |
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| 31 | 31 | | •SRES 129 ATS |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas National Board Certified teachers rank National |
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| 33 | 33 | | Board Certification as their most important ongoing for- |
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| 34 | 34 | | mal education, above graduate-level coursework and other |
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| 35 | 35 | | training programs; |
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| 36 | 36 | | Whereas National Board Certified teachers are among the |
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| 37 | 37 | | thousands of educators around the United States who |
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| 38 | 38 | | play a critical role in addressing the learning loss in- |
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| 39 | 39 | | curred during the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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| 40 | 40 | | Whereas 29 States provide salary incentives for National |
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| 41 | 41 | | Board Certified teachers, including 13 States that |
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| 42 | 42 | | prioritize incentives in high-needs schools; |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas, in 2024, 4,355 teachers earned their National |
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| 44 | 44 | | Board Certification for the first time and 4,884 teachers |
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| 45 | 45 | | successfully maintained their certification, benefitting |
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| 46 | 46 | | thousands of students across the country; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas, as of March 2025 there are a total of 141,464 |
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| 48 | 48 | | teachers who have achieved National Board Certification: |
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| 49 | 49 | | Now, therefore, be it |
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| 50 | 50 | | Resolved, That the Senate— 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (1) honors the teachers who earned or main-2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | tained National Board Certification as of March 3 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2025; 4 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (2) recognizes the importance and contributions 5 |
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| 55 | 55 | | of National Board Certified teachers to student 6 |
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| 56 | 56 | | learning and achievement; and 7 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (3) encourages educators, administrators, 8 |
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| 58 | 58 | | school districts, and States to— 9 |
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| 61 | 61 | | •SRES 129 ATS |
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| 62 | 62 | | (A) promote increasing the number of new 1 |
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| 63 | 63 | | National Board Certified teachers; and 2 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (B) provide the necessary incentives and 3 |
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| 65 | 65 | | support to candidates for National Board Cer-4 |
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| 66 | 66 | | tification. 5 |
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