This House resolution supports designating May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week." It recognizes the role of the Nation's 3,000,000 public school teachers. The resolution lists survey findings about teachers' views on topics such as student protections, funding priorities, professional supports, and possible changes to the profession. It also says teachers should have a voice in Federal, State, and local education decisionmaking and encourages leaders to engage teachers.
The resolution asks leaders to recognize teachers during the week of May 4–8, 2026. It highlights teacher views reported in the text and calls for including teachers in education decisions. It does not describe new programs or specific legal changes in the text of the resolution.
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The sponsors say the week should honor teachers and acknowledge their critical, selfless work. The resolution emphasizes supporting teacher expertise, improving recruitment and retention, and listening to teachers. It cites survey numbers showing teacher support for items such as student nondiscrimination protections (84%), access to public schools for undocumented students (74%), funding for Title I and IDEA (92%), public service loan forgiveness (87%), culturally relevant materials (88%), statewide student data collection (79%), reserving public tax dollars for public schools (84%), and a staffed Department of Education (70%). It also lists teacher support for reimagining the profession, including safe use of AI (88%), team-teaching (85%), differentiated pay for hard-to-staff roles and schools (87% and 93%), teacher leadership pay (89%), pay for highly effective teachers (75%), and diversifying staff to reflect student racial demographics (80%). The resolution notes only 19% of teachers would recommend the profession to others.
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