House Resolution Supporting Teacher Appreciation Week 2026

• •Designates May 4 through May 8, 2026, as 'Teacher Appreciation Week'.
• •States that 3,000,000 public school teachers work in the United States.
• •Notes that only 19 percent of teachers would recommend the profession to others.
• •Cites that 84 percent of teachers support federal protections against discrimination based on gender and sexual identity.
• •Cites that 74 percent of teachers support the right of undocumented students to attend public school.
• •Cites that 92 percent of teachers support funding for Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
• •Cites that 87 percent of teachers support the public service loan forgiveness program.
• •Cites that 88 percent of teachers support the use of culturally relevant teaching materials.
• •Cites that 79 percent of teachers support statewide collection of student achievement data.
• •Cites that 84 percent of teachers support reserving public tax dollars for public schools.
• •Cites that 70 percent of teachers support the existence of a fully staffed Department of Education.
• •Cites that 88 percent of teachers support leveraging artificial intelligence in the classroom.
• •Cites that 85 percent of teachers support exploring team-teaching models.
• •Cites that 87-93 percent of teachers support differentiated compensation for hard-to-staff subjects, schools, teacher leaders, and highly effective teachers.
• •Cites that 80 percent of teachers support diversifying the profession to reflect student racial identity.
• •Affirms that teachers should have a seat at the table in education policymaking at all levels.

This resolution establishes a symbolic federal recognition of teachers and outlines specific policy preferences reported by teachers regarding school funding, student protections, and professional development.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.