[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25525-25526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11067]


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                Proclamation 8664 of April 29, 2011

                
National Charter Schools Week, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In communities across our country, successful public 
                charter schools help put children on the path to 
                academic excellence by harnessing the power of new 
                ideas, ground-breaking strategies, and the collective 
                involvement of students, parents, teachers, and 
                administrators. During National Charter Schools Week, 
                we recognize these institutions of learning and renew 
                our commitment to preparing our children with the 
                knowledge and skills they will need to compete in the 
                21st century.

                The unique flexibility afforded to charter schools 
                places them at the forefront of innovation and in a 
                unique position to spark a dialogue with other public 
                schools on how to organize teaching and learning and 
                enhance curricula. As part of our strategy for 
                strengthening public education, my Administration has 
                supported charter schools and rewarded successful 
                innovation, encouraging States to improve their laws 
                and policies so students can thrive.

                Equally important to a world-class education system are 
                actions taken by charter school authorizers and the 
                charter community itself to strengthen effectiveness 
                and deliver results that improve educational outcomes. 
                My Administration will continue to encourage meaningful 
                accountability, including closure of low-performing 
                charter schools and replication of advances and reforms 
                made at high-performing charter schools.

                In order to win the global competition for new jobs and 
                industries, we must win the global competition to 
                educate our children. At their best, charter schools 
                provide us with an opportunity to meet this challenge 
                and produce the next generation of great American 
                leaders.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 1 through May 7, 
                2011, as National Charter School Week. I commend our 
                Nation's charter schools, teachers, and administrators, 
                and I call on States and communities to support charter 
                schools and the students they serve.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2011-11067
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