--- title: HR 443. Raising Expectations Inc.; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr443 cite_as: HR 443, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr443 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr443.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr443/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70997 date: 2025-02-27 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Raising Expectations Inc.; commend ## Text House Resolution 443 By: Representatives Holly of the 116th, Berry of the 56th, Olaleye of the 59th, Willis of the 55th, Burnough of the 77th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending Raising Expectations Inc.; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, as college students at Georgia State University, Dr. Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen recognized the challenges faced by African American youth in low-wealth communities and began providing tutoring and mentoring for youth in Decatur; and WHEREAS, what began as a volunteer effort quickly grew into a structured and sustained initiative as Dr. Armstrong, Tangee, and their peers dedicated themselves to supporting children academically and personally, leading the two women to found Raising Expectations Inc.; and WHEREAS, for 27 years, Raising Expectations Inc. has provided impactful youth development programming to students in Atlanta communities, including Decatur, East Lake, Pittsburgh, Vine City, English Avenue, Washington Park, and the Westside; and WHEREAS, this outstanding organization employs a 360-degree approach to youth development that addresses students' academic, social, and mental well-being through tutoring, mentoring, STEM exposure, college preparation, and hands-on learning to improve college readiness; and WHEREAS, Raising Expectations Inc. maintains a high-expectation model in which students are required to attend programming four days per week throughout the school year and participate in enrichment activities designed to foster new skills and interests; and WHEREAS, its signature program, the Academic Tutorial Academy, is the focal component of Project D.R.E.A.M. (Developing Raised Expectations for Adolescent Minds), supporting students through individualized learning plans, one-on-one mentorship, and computer-based instruction to bridge academic gaps and improve standardized test performance; and WHEREAS, Raising Expectations Inc. further collaborates with school administrators, parents, and teachers to align its academic support with classroom learning, using ongoing assessment and data-driven instruction to increase student achievement; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable nonprofit be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Raising Expectations Inc. for its outstanding contributions to youth development and education in this state as well as extend sincere best wishes for its continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Raising Expectations Inc. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution commends Raising Expectations Inc., an Atlanta-area nonprofit that has provided tutoring and mentoring to youth for 27 years, for its work in youth development and education. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Raising Expectations Inc., a nonprofit founded by Dr. Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen while they were college students at Georgia State University. The organization began as a volunteer tutoring and mentoring effort for African American youth in Decatur and has since grown into a structured program serving several Atlanta communities, including East Lake, Pittsburgh, Vine City, English Avenue, Washington Park, and the Westside. The resolution describes the group's approach, which combines tutoring, mentoring, STEM exposure, and college preparation, including its Academic Tutorial Academy program. It formally commends the organization for its contributions to youth development and education in Georgia and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the organization. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement. ### What it does - Formally commends Raising Expectations Inc. for its 27 years of youth development and education work in Atlanta communities. - Extends the Georgia House of Representatives' best wishes for the nonprofit's continued success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. - Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing legal obligation, as a commendation resolution has only symbolic effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Raising Expectations Inc. and its founders, Dr. Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen. It also references the youth in Decatur, East Lake, Pittsburgh, Vine City, English Avenue, Washington Park, and the Westside who participate in the organization's programs. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians; it is a formal, symbolic statement of praise from the House of Representatives. Its practical significance is public recognition for the nonprofit's decades of youth tutoring and mentoring work in several Atlanta neighborhoods. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount the founding of Raising Expectations Inc. by Dr. Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen and its growth into a 27-year-old youth development organization. - The resolved clause formally commends the organization for its contributions to youth development and education in Georgia and wishes it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-27) - Sponsors: El-Mahdi Holly, Bryce Berry, Phil Olaleye, Inga Willis, Rhonda Burnough, Dar'shun Kendrick - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70997 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr443.md?full=1