Whereas providing children with education is critical to the international, humanitarian, and development efforts of the United States; Whereas 142,000,000 children live in high-intensity conflict zones, according to a February 2019 report from Save the Children; Whereas grave violations against children, which are defined by the United Nations Security Council as the killing and maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, abduction of children, and attacks against schools or hospitals, have nearly tripled since 2010; Whereas attacks on education settings, including targeted killings, sexual and gender-based violence, abduction, child recruitment, intimidation, threats, military occupation, and destruction of property, are common tactics in conflict; Whereas there were 1,432 verified attacks on schools in conflict contexts in 2017, according to the United Nations Secretary General’s annual report on children and armed conflict; Whereas conflict limits educational opportunities for millions of students worldwide, and regions with low rates of education have a 50-percent chance of experiencing conflict; Whereas 27,000,000 children of primary and lower secondary school age are out of school in 24 conflict-affected countries, and refugee children are 5 times more likely to be out of school as compared to nonrefugee children; Whereas only 61 percent of refugee children attend primary school compared to 92 percent of nonrefugee children, only 23 percent of refugee adolescents attend secondary school compared to 84 percent globally, and only 1 percent of refugee children make it to a university; Whereas education in emergencies is lifesaving, providing access to critical services, including nutrition, health services, mental health and psychosocial support, water, sanitation, and hygiene; Whereas education supports children’s safety and well-being as part of child protection strategies