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          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 646          WHEREAS, The Intercultural Development Research   Association celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Valued Youth   Partnership in 2024; and          WHEREAS, Established in San Antonio in 1984, the IDRA VYP   is a research-based cross-age tutoring and dropout prevention   program that recruits at-risk secondary students to serve as   tutors for elementary students who are also struggling in school;   by experiencing the positive contributions they can make in the   lives of others, the older children are more able to appreciate   their own assets and to value the importance of their own   education; and          WHEREAS, Since its inception, the partnership has helped   to keep 35,500 students, or 98 percent of its tutors, in school,   and it has positively impacted 750,000 children, families, and   educators; in addition, participating students have seen such   benefits as improved attendance, reduced disciplinary action   referrals, enhanced academic and life skills, strengthened   perceptions of self and school, and a higher likelihood of   advancing to postsecondary education; and          WHEREAS, This internationally recognized program operates   in numerous U.S. states as well as in Puerto Rico, Brazil, and   England; among its many accolades, it was named a Bright Spot in   Hispanic Education by the White House in 2015, and it was one of   only 30 programs worldwide to be initially included in the   International Youth Foundation database; it has also been   featured as an education model in several publications and in   extensive media coverage; and          WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the IDRA Valued Youth   Partnership has worked to reduce the school dropout rate and has   provided worthwhile leadership experience for students all over   the nation and the world, and the program is indeed worthy of   recognition for the exemplary role it plays in the communities it   serves; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of the   Intercultural Development Research Association Valued Youth   Partnership and extend to all those affiliated with the program   sincere best wishes for continued success with their important   work; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be   prepared for IDRA as an expression of high regard from the   Texas Senate.     Menéndez                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on May 31, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate