[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64187-64188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25345]



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Vol. 84

Wednesday,

No. 224

November 20, 2019

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 9966--American Education Week, 2019
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                Proclamation 9966 of November 15, 2019

                
American Education Week, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every child in America deserves equal access to an 
                education that meets their individual needs and 
                prepares them for success. In America, the 
                responsibility for education policy decisions is 
                reserved mainly to the States and to the local 
                officials who know their students best, and we 
                recognize the countless teachers and administrators who 
                contribute every day to innovative solutions at the 
                State and local level. During American Education Week, 
                we celebrate the boundless potential of America's 
                students, honor the teachers, parents, and guardians 
                who help to develop their talents, and commit to 
                expanding educational freedom across the country.

                A child begins to learn long before the first day of 
                kindergarten and continues to learn well past high 
                school graduation. Education is not confined to a 
                single method, location, or timeframe, but instead is a 
                process that lasts a lifetime. Our education system 
                should inspire students to become lifelong learners, 
                and it should preserve the rights of parents to play an 
                active role in educating their children, facilitate 
                dynamic teaching styles that fit individual students, 
                and free students to pursue their passions.

                Because students have their own unique learning styles, 
                teachers should be free from burdensome regulations and 
                constraints that inhibit their ability to teach 
                students according to their needs. This type of 
                teaching and learning paves the way to rewarding 
                careers and fulfilling lives for young Americans, 
                promoting healthy families, vibrant communities, and 
                continued economic prosperity across our Nation. To 
                create the type of environments where learning can 
                flourish and to seize the opportunities of tomorrow, we 
                must ensure students are able to learn in ways and 
                places that work for them.

                My Administration supports educational freedom by 
                opposing one-size-fits-all Federal regulations, 
                restoring decision-making authority to State and local 
                leaders, and empowering families and students. This 
                year, we proposed a transformative new tool for 
                students to access the right education for them: 
                Education Freedom Scholarships. These scholarships will 
                provide up to $5 billion annually in Federal tax 
                credits for voluntary donations to State-based 
                scholarship programs. This program is a bold and 
                necessary step to ensure every family has the freedom 
                to pursue the educational options that are best for 
                them, regardless of zip code. We look forward to the 
                Congress taking action to approve these privately-
                funded scholarships and to free millions of students of 
                all ages to learn in new and innovative educational 
                settings, without taking a penny from public schools.

                In order to successfully prepare students for the jobs 
                and economy of the future, education must be dynamic 
                and forward-thinking in its scope and focus. This 
                September, my Administration announced $123 million in 
                new funding to dozens of school districts, nonprofit 
                organizations, and State educational agencies across 
                the country as part of the Department of Education's 
                Education Innovation and Research (EIR) competitive 
                grant program. These grants will create new, 
                innovative, and personalized ways for students to 
                learn. To help the next generation maintain America's 
                leading role in the global marketplace, more than $78 
                million will fund projects focused

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                on innovations in science, technology, engineering, and 
                math (STEM) education.

                This week, we recognize the power of education and pay 
                tribute to the educators and role models who shape the 
                students of today into the leaders of tomorrow. Their 
                efforts help provide a high-quality education to 
                millions of students, build strong communities, and 
                ensure that America maintains its standing in an 
                increasingly competitive world. Education in America is 
                as important today as it ever has been, and we remain 
                committed to providing teachers and students with the 
                freedom and resources they need to be successful.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 17 through 
                November 23, 2019, as American Education Week. I 
                commend our Nation's schools, their teachers and 
                leaders, and the parents of students across this land. 
                And I call on States and communities to support high-
                quality education to meet the needs of all students.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
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