Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 10368 of April 11, 2022

Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As we work together to build a better America, we must
remember that education is the key to achieving greater
opportunity, prosperity, stability, and equality both
here and around the world. A high-quality education
develops the mind, opens the heart, nurtures our
talents, and fortifies our character. Through
education, we learn to recognize ourselves in our
neighbors and cherish the dignity of our shared human
experience. No one understood this better than the man
whose life and legacy we celebrate on this day: Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and
leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

The Rebbe's devotion to educating people worldwide and
his profound respect for diversity, inclusiveness, and
equal justice have set a strong example for generations
of Americans and people across the globe. Having
survived one of history's cruelest chapters, the Rebbe
emerged determined to help heal the soul of humanity.
He left his mark as a thinker, leader, and teacher who
recognized the limitless potential of every human being
regardless of their background. His outreach is still
felt today in countless houses of worship, centers of
education, cultural exchanges, and service communities
worldwide.

The Rebbe's work reminds us, in the words of the
Prophet Amos, to ``hate evil, love good, and establish
justice in the gate.'' We each share a responsibility
to live up to those words--in and out of the
classroom--and to plant the seeds of love, kindness,
and empathy in the hearts and minds of every child in
America.

To ensure that our children are provided every
opportunity to learn and grow, my Administration
provided resources through the American Rescue Plan for
schools to safely reopen for in-person instruction.
Today, thanks to our COVID-19 strategy and the
resilience of local communities, more than 99 percent
of America's schools are open again. But if we are
truly going to build a better America, we must continue
to make transformational investments in education--
including making high-quality pre-school available to
every 3- and 4-year old in America and coming together
to address the invisible toll on children's mental
health that was exacerbated by the pandemic.

Today--on what would have been the Rebbe's 120th
birthday--let us celebrate all the educators,
advocates, and pioneers who teach young people the
lessons that create caring neighbors and closer
communities. Let us commit to learning together,
sharing the best we have to offer, and working in unity
for the common good.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 12,
2022, as Education and Sharing Day, USA. I call upon
all government officials, educators, volunteers, and
all the people of the United States to observe this day
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.