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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Dallas-based education nonprofit United to |
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Learn displayed remarkable initiative and compassion with its |
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support of the Dallas Independent School District during the |
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COVID-19 pandemic; and |
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WHEREAS, When the pandemic caused the closure of Dallas ISD |
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campuses, United to Learn distributed thousands of books for |
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children to create home libraries, and it also underwrote the cost |
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of video equipment and stipends to teachers looking to extend |
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summer learning; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2012, United to Learn mobilizes |
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volunteers from public and private schools, faith-based |
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organizations, and businesses to partner with Dallas ISD, and their |
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work is directed by the group's four pillars; these include |
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strengthening social and emotional health, creating aspirational |
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learning environments, accelerating student achievement in |
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literacy, and activating an informed community; and |
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WHEREAS, United to Learn's first 27 partner schools have seen |
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a 39 percent improvement in literacy, outpacing county and state |
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averages, and the program has since expanded to 47 Dallas |
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elementary schools, addressing opportunity gaps with |
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research-driven, district-aligned programming; and |
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WHEREAS, During a time of crisis, when the education of many |
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children was interrupted, United to Learn provided valuable |
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resources and encouragement, building on its already impressive |
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record of inspiring lasting change for students in the Dallas area; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend United to Learn for its support of the |
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Dallas Independent School District during the COVID-19 pandemic and |
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extend to all those associated with the nonprofit sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for United to Learn as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |