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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Teach For America Week is bringing leaders from a |
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variety of sectors to serve as guest teachers across the Rio Grande |
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Valley from March 18 to 22, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Launched in 1990, Teach For America began with a |
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charter corps of 500 recent college graduates committed to |
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eliminating education inequality; by recruiting and training |
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highly motivated educators, the organization has worked to bridge |
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achievement gaps in some of the nation's most disadvantaged |
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communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Just one year after the founding of TFA, the program |
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was established in the Rio Grande Valley, and since its inception, |
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it has invited more than 1,200 professionals to teach at South Texas |
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schools; moreover, some 29,000 area students are taught by |
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dedicated TFA participants annually; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2008, Teach For America Rio Grande Valley has |
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been guided by executive director Robert Carreon, who previously |
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served as program director and as manager of teacher development |
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and strategy; and |
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WHEREAS, Teach For America Week was created in 1997 to allow |
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some of the country's most accomplished individuals to share their |
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knowledge and insight with students; business and community leaders |
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visit classrooms to teach lessons based on their real-world |
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experience in diverse fields; and |
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WHEREAS, Teach For America Week underscores the vital |
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importance of well-rounded, high-quality instruction, and it |
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enables influential and engaged professionals to gain a greater |
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understanding of educational challenges in community schools as |
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they help children broaden their horizons; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate Teach For America Week in the Rio |
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Grande Valley and extend to all those participating sincere best |
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wishes for a rewarding event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Teach For America Rio Grande Valley as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |