[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 21119-21120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08650]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 9103 of April 10, 2014

                
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In the United States of America, every child should 
                have the chance to go as far as their passions and hard 
                work will take them. Education not only prepares young 
                people to enter the workforce, it also expands their 
                horizons, teaches them to think critically about the 
                world around them, builds their character, and helps 
                them develop the judgment to set our Nation's course. 
                On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we strengthen our 
                resolve to provide a world-class education for every 
                child.

                Thanks to dedicated educators across our country, 
                graduation rates have hit their highest level in almost 
                three decades. Yet not all children have access to the 
                best opportunities. I have called on the Congress to 
                make high-quality preschool available to every child in 
                America. Because great early childhood education leads 
                to better outcomes in school and life, we will continue 
                to invest in innovative, evidence-based preschool 
                programs that get results. Together, we can put all our 
                children on a path to success, even if their parents 
                are not rich.

                We are also working to ensure every classroom can take 
                advantage of modern technology. With the support of the 
                private sector, my Administration will connect 20 
                million students to high-speed broadband over the next 
                2 years--without adding a dime to the deficit. Within 5 
                years, 99 percent of American students will have access 
                to these connections.

                On this day, we remember Rabbi Menachem Mendel 
                Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, an inspiration to 
                people around the world. Through a lifetime of 
                scholarship and good works, he educated generations and 
                inspired them to reach their fullest potential. In his 
                honor, let us embrace the spirit that every child 
                matters, and that there is nothing more important than 
                the investments we make in our next generation.

                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 April 11, 2014, as 
                Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. I call upon all 
                Americans to observe this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities.

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

[FR Doc. 2014-08650
Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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