Affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public education and improving learning outcomes for children and adolescents, particularly for girls, around the world.

Summary

Affirms Congress’s findings that education is crucial for development, security, poverty reduction, health, and individual earnings, recognizes January 24 as the International Day of Education, and highlights global shortfalls in access and learning, especially for children in conflict-affected settings and girls in emergencies. The resolution cites recent program outputs and U.S. partnerships (for example, USAID activities, the Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait) and reiterates that continued U.S. leadership and investment in global education matter.

• Recognizes January 24 as the International Day of Education and reaffirms education’s broad public benefits.
• Documents major global education shortfalls, including out-of-school children and learning deficits.
• Highlights disproportionate barriers for girls and children in conflict-affected or emergency settings.
• Cites economic and social returns from education, including specific statistics on earnings and investment return.
• Summarizes recent U.S. global education program outputs reported by USAID and notes U.S. support for multilateral education partnerships.
• Affirms that U.S. leadership in global education matters and cautions against retreat.
• References the READ Act and its recent reauthorization but imposes no new funding or mandates.
• Is purely declarative: it expresses findings and priorities rather than creating new legal obligations.