House Resolution 25 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 25 BY M. SMITH , MURPHY , L. MILLER , THEDE , HANUSA , BRANDENBURG , MOORE , KAUFMANN , R. TAYLOR , LANDON , JORGENSEN , WINCKLER , HUNTER , ISENHART , FORBES , PRICHARD , LENSING , JACOBY , BERRY , T. OLSON , R. OLSON , GAINES , STUTSMAN , BEARINGER , and KEARNS A Resolution to honor the cities of Bettendorf, Council 1 Bluffs, Davenport, Dubuque, and Marshalltown for 2 their efforts to improve education. 3 WHEREAS, the All-America Cities awards are given 4 annually by the National Civic League (NCL) to 5 recognize outstanding examples of community problem 6 solving, civic engagement, and collaboration between 7 the public, profit, and nonprofit sectors; and 8 WHEREAS, in 2012 the award had a special focus —— 9 applicants were asked to develop comprehensive plans 10 to bridge the reading gap between at-risk students and 11 other learners; and 12 WHEREAS, in 2012 the NCL named 14 communities 13 All-America Cities which were recognized for their 14 ambitious plans to ensure that more children are 15 proficient readers by the end of third grade; and 16 WHEREAS, those cities so honored include Bettendorf, 17 Davenport, Dubuque, and Marshalltown; and 18 WHEREAS, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading 19 has named Council Bluffs as a Community Solutions 20 Pacesetter for addressing the challenges that keep 21 many low-income students from learning to read; NOW 22 THEREFORE, 23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 24 -1- LSB 1752HH (4) 85 jr/nh 1/ 2