[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26357-26358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10656]



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Vol. 79

Wednesday,

No. 88

May 7, 2014

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9118--National Charter Schools Week, 2014
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                Proclamation 9118 of May 2, 2014

                
National Charter Schools Week, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                At the heart of who we are as Americans is the simple 
                but profound idea that no matter who you are, what you 
                look like, or where you come from, if you work hard and 
                meet your responsibilities, you can succeed. Our Nation 
                can only realize this idea through the guarantee of a 
                world-class education for every child. During National 
                Charter Schools Week, we pay tribute to the role our 
                Nation's public charter schools play in advancing 
                opportunity, and we salute the parents, educators, 
                community leaders, policymakers, and philanthropists 
                who gave rise to the charter school sector.

                As independent public schools, charter schools have the 
                ability to try innovative approaches to teaching and 
                learning in the classroom. This flexibility comes with 
                high standards and accountability; charter schools must 
                demonstrate that all their students are progressing 
                toward academic excellence. Those that do not measure 
                up can be shut down. And those that are successful can 
                provide effective approaches for the broader public 
                education system. They can show what is possible--
                schools that give every student the chance to prepare 
                for college and career and to develop a love of 
                learning that lasts a lifetime.

                Americans pursue individual success, but we also 
                understand that we have a stake in each other. If we 
                make an investment in every child, then all our 
                children will enjoy a stronger Nation and a brighter 
                world. This week, let us do our part to ensure our 
                young people can go as far as their passions and hard 
                work will take them, and recommit to restoring the 
                American dream for generations to come.

                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 4 through May 10, 
                2014, as National Charter Schools Week. I commend our 
                Nation's charter schools, teachers, and administrators, 
                and I call on States and communities to support high 
                quality public schools, including charter schools and 
                the students they serve.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of May, 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.
                
                
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[FR Doc. 2014-10656
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