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This resolution commends The Center for Literacy and Learning for its significant contributions to improving literacy in Louisiana, highlighting the organization's 33-year history of implementing evidence-based educational practices. The resolution acknowledges the critical importance of literacy, noting that students who cannot read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of school, and that in 2022, 72% of Louisiana's fourth-grade students were not reading at grade level. It celebrates the state's remarkable progress in fourth-grade reading rankings, jumping from forty-second to sixteenth nationally in 2024, largely attributed to the center's work. The resolution recognizes the organization's comprehensive approach, which includes professional development for educators, targeted support for at-risk students, and family engagement programs, such as launching a literacy coaching program in 2020 and a family literacy pilot program in 2023. Additionally, the resolution officially designates Tuesday, May 13, 2025, as Literacy Day at the Louisiana State Capitol, emphasizing the broader economic and social importance of improving literacy for workforce development and long-term economic growth.

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