[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 71447-71448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29938]



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Vol. 76

Thursday,

No. 222

November 17, 2011

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 8753--American Education Week, 2011
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                Proclamation 8753 of November 14, 2011

                
American Education Week, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Ensuring our future leaders and innovators receive a 
                complete and competitive education is fundamental to 
                our Nation's economic prosperity and our role as a 
                thriving democracy. During American Education Week, we 
                acknowledge the central role education plays in our 
                society and resolve to make rigorous and lasting 
                investments in our education system so the American 
                dream remains within reach of each of our children.

                From small towns to our largest cities, schools serve 
                as laboratories where students test new ideas and 
                kindle new academic interests. In the classroom, young 
                people cultivate scholarship, discover talents they 
                never knew they had, and build the skills they need to 
                pursue careers of their choosing. And with every step 
                they take toward their future, our students are guided 
                by men and women who work tirelessly to help them 
                realize their full potential. Teachers, administrators, 
                and other education professionals are unfaltering in 
                their dedication to giving children the education they 
                deserve, and it is essential we do our part to help 
                them succeed. To secure a bright future for our 
                students and our Nation, we must support educators by 
                strengthening our schools, creating better 
                opportunities for professional development, and 
                recruiting top college graduates to be our next 
                generation of devoted teachers.

                The task of preparing our children for a lifetime of 
                scholarship and achievement rests not only in the 
                classroom, but also in our homes and neighborhoods. 
                Parents, community leaders, and mentors play a vital 
                role in cultivating a love of learning and instilling 
                in our children the self-confidence, creativity, and 
                discipline that serve as a foundation for success. 
                Together, our families, schools, and communities carry 
                a profound responsibility to do right by our children. 
                This week and throughout the year, let us strive to 
                fulfill that promise.

                By working toward thoughtful education reform and 
                making every classroom a place of high expectations and 
                high performance, we can take steps to ensure our 
                future generations are prepared to uphold our founding 
                promise of opportunity, and to make great discoveries 
                and develop groundbreaking ideas here in America. 
                During American Education Week, we renew our promise to 
                give our children the chance to achieve their dreams 
                and to write the next proud chapter in the American 
                story.

                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 November 13 through 
                November 19, 2011, as American Education Week. I call 
                upon all Americans to observe this week by supporting 
                their local schools through appropriate activities, 
                events, and programs designed to help create 
                opportunities for every school and student in America.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2011-29938
Filed 11-16-11; 11:15 am]
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