[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2882-H2883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate National Teacher

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Appreciation Week. In particular, I recognize Ryan Berglund who was 
just named Wake County's Teacher of the Year last night.
  A Sustainable Agriculture Academy teacher at Millbrook High School in 
Raleigh, Ryan didn't always plan to be a teacher.
  He was a professional welder and equipment fabricator. Today, 64 of 
his students have become welders, leaving high school with the skills 
needed to succeed in the workforce.
  Madam Speaker, 1 week isn't enough to properly thank all of our 
country's outstanding educators for what they do every day.
  Let's keep fighting for better pay for teachers in North Carolina and 
across the country. Ryan wisely says: I always will put as much as 
possible as I can into it, but I need them to put in more than I am, 
and when they are doing that, you will see true success.

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