[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 47449-47450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22838]




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Part III





The President





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Proclamation 6819--America Goes Back to School



Proclamation 6820--Classical Music Month
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                Proclamation 6819 of September 8, 1995

                
America Goes Back to School, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The beginning of a new school year is a time of renewal 
                and anticipation for families, educators, and 
                communities across America. Teachers ready their 
                classrooms and curricula; law enforcement officers 
                redouble their efforts to keep neighborhoods safe and 
                drug-free; businesses work with schools to create 
                stronger partnerships; and parents everywhere encourage 
                their children to look forward to the challenges ahead.

                This time of year also provides us with an occasion to 
                renew our faith in the promise of education--the spark 
                that lights our ambitions and gives us the tools to 
                grow and succeed. To ensure America's continued 
                leadership in the coming century, we must empower every 
                citizen with the knowledge and training necessary to 
                meet new and varied challenges. The generation of young 
                people in school today deserves our Nation's pledge to 
                help them get on the right course and make the most of 
                their lives.

                Improving education means strengthening families and 
                schools. Families are responsible for raising children, 
                and parents are their first and most important 
                teachers. Schools are responsible for providing 
                children with quality education and meaningful 
                guidance. But schools and families cannot do it alone. 
                Instead, religious organizations, community leaders, 
                older Americans, volunteer groups, service agencies, 
                industries, and every caring individual must work 
                together, realizing that the complexity of our diverse 
                and changing society demands innovative and effective 
                solutions for helping our children embrace the values 
                of good citizenship.

                In March 1994 I signed into law the Goals 2000: Educate 
                America Act, which supports grassroots efforts to help 
                schoolchildren meet high standards for achievement and 
                discipline. School-to-Work programs are uniting 
                businesses, community colleges, and high schools to 
                provide work-study experience and technical expertise, 
                and a new system of direct loans is making a college 
                education more affordable and accessible. This year the 
                Department of Education is deepening its commitment to 
                parent and community involvement by joining the Family 
                Involvement Partnership for Learning to sponsor America 
                Goes Back to School: A Place for Families and the 
                Community. This initiative encourages all Americans to 
                take part in the drive for excellence in education. I 
                am proud that the Department has acted boldly to foster 
                support for America's families and students.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim September 11 through 
                September 18, 1995, as a time when ``America Goes Back 
                to School.'' I call upon parents, community and State 
                leaders, businesses, civic and religious organizations, 
                and all our citizens to observe this period with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities expressing 
                support for schools and colleges, children and 
                families, and to continue their active involvement on 
                behalf of America's students throughout the year.
 
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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-22838
Filed 9-11-95; 10:46 am]
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