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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Excelencia in Education has demonstrated a |
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long-standing and steadfast commitment to accelerating Latino |
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student success; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelencia in Education was founded in 2004 by |
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Sarita Brown, a senior Fellow at the Pew Hispanic Center, and |
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Deborah Santiago, vice president of data and policy analysis for |
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the Los Angeles County Alliance for Student Achievement; focusing |
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on data, the nonprofit organization has conducted research and |
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sparked change with a series of important publications, beginning |
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with the groundbreaking Latino Student Success at Hispanic-Serving |
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Institutions: Findings from a Demonstration Project, released in |
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connection with The University of Texas at El Paso; its report How |
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Latino Students Pay for College: Patterns of Financial Aid in |
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2003-04 garnered national coverage by news outlets from NPR and the |
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Washington Post to the Chronicle of Higher Education; and |
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WHEREAS, With Ms. Santiago's 2009 report, Emerging |
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Excelencia popularized a |
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phrase now firmly incorporated in the higher education lexicon; the |
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organization created a key national resource, the "Growing What |
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Works" database, and over the years, it has amplified its |
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accomplishments by building a large network of results-oriented |
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educators and policymakers; Excelencia was tapped to serve as an |
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intermediary organization for Lumina Foundation Latino Student |
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Success, a four-year, $12 million investment in 13 communities to |
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increase the percentage of Latino students graduating from colleges |
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and universities; in 2019, it established new standards by |
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announcing the first nine institutions to be certified with its |
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Seal of Excelencia, acknowledging their success in intentionally |
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serving Latino students while serving all; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding, Excelencia in Education has |
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empowered countless Latino students to build an even brighter |
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future for themselves and their communities, and the organization |
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is indeed deserving of commendation for its myriad contributions; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Excelencia in Education for its |
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exemplary record of service and extend to all those associated with |
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the organization sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Excelencia in Education as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Neave Criado |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1263 was adopted by the House on April |
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25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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