[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 714 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 19, 2004.
Whereas Sandra Feldman was born in New York City and attended its public 
        schools;
Whereas Ms. Feldman is a former public elementary school teacher, having taught 
        2nd and 3rd graders at PS 34 in Manhattan;
Whereas Ms. Feldman began her advocacy efforts on behalf of children and other 
        disadvantaged individuals during the 1960's civil rights movement;
Whereas Ms. Feldman rose through the ranks of the United Federation of Teachers 
        to the position of executive director and to the Federation's presidency 
        in 1986;
Whereas Ms. Feldman was elected in May 1997, as the President of the American 
        Federation of Teachers, becoming the 15th president in the Federation's 
        history and the first female president since 1930;
Whereas Ms. Feldman is widely recognized as an expert on urban education and a 
        strong advocate for disadvantaged children;
Whereas Ms. Feldman was selected as one of the ``100 Most Influential Women in 
        America'' by Ladies Home Journal; and
Whereas educational experts continue to seek the service of Ms. Feldman on 
        numerous high-level commissions and task forces designed to tackle the 
        most pressing problems in our education system: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes Sandra Feldman on the 
occasion of her retirement from the presidency of the American Federation of 
Teachers for--
            (1) her decades of work on behalf of disadvantaged children; and
            (2) her outstanding contributions and leadership in improving the 
        quality of teaching and learning.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.