{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-colleagues-introduce-resolution-to-designate-community-school-coordinators-appreciation-week", "Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Designate Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week", "2025-09-16", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "MD", "Chris Van Hollen", "V000128", "www.vanhollen.senate.gov", "vanhollen", "https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced a resolution to designate September 14 through 20, 2025 as Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week to recognize the important role that Community School Coordinators and full-service community schools play in students\u2019 education and well-being. Senator Van Hollen was joined in introducing the resolution by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) will introduce companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\nCommunity schools are public schools that provide integrated student support systems, such as counseling, medical and dental services, and transportation. They also offer well-designed and expanded learning opportunities and active family and community engagement. Community school coordinators work with the community and non-profits to identify and source additional resources to benefit students and their families. The resolution recognizes the role community school coordinators play in helping students succeed in their academic years and beyond. There are more than 700 community schools serving students across all 24 of Maryland\u2019s school districts.\n\n\u201cCommunity school coordinators dedicate themselves to helping meet children\u2019s needs both in and outside of the classroom. I\u2019m grateful for their tireless efforts to foster the success of students and families across this country, which is why I\u2019m proud to recognize their hard work with this resolution. Our local community schools are valued partners, and we should support their mission \u2013 along with those they serve \u2013 to help bring greater opportunity to our students and families,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\n\u201cCommunity schools create holistic, supportive learning environments for students while building relationships with their families and the surrounding communities,\u201d said Senator Hirono. \u201cI\u2019ve visited community schools in Hawaii and seen firsthand the essential role community school coordinators play in ensuring the success of these schools. As we recognize Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week, I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in thanking the hard work and dedication of these coordinators, as they help to enable the provision of important resources to children across the country.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the resolution is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-colleagues-introduce-resolution-to-designate-community-school-coordinators-appreciation-week"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9838221594691277, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}