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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Families, students, educators, and business leaders |
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are gathering in Austin on March 25, 2019, to celebrate The Power of |
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Pre-K Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, more than 200,000 young Texans attend |
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prekindergarten classes, where they begin building a solid |
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foundation for academic achievement and for social and emotional |
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learning; these programs prepare participants for kindergarten |
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while also encouraging them to become early readers and lifelong |
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learners; and |
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WHEREAS, Many of the children in Texas pre-K classes come |
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from low-income backgrounds or from families where English is not |
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the primary language; studies show that these students are three |
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times more likely to be kindergarten-ready after attending |
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high-quality, full-day pre-K classes; and |
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WHEREAS, Early childhood education helps set students on the |
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path to acquiring the skills and knowledge they need to become |
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productive and engaged citizens, and these programs are an |
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invaluable investment in the continued vitality and prosperity of |
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the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 25, 2019, as The Power of Pre-K |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to all pre-K students, their |
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families, and their teachers sincere best wishes for the future. |
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Huberty |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 888 was adopted by the House on March |
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25, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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