America Goes Back to School, 1995

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Part III

The President

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Proclamation 6819--America Goes Back to School

Proclamation 6820--Classical Music Month

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 6819 of September 8, 1995

America Goes Back to School, 1995

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The beginning of a new school year is a time of renewal
and anticipation for families, educators, and
communities across America. Teachers ready their
classrooms and curricula; law enforcement officers
redouble their efforts to keep neighborhoods safe and
drug-free; businesses work with schools to create
stronger partnerships; and parents everywhere encourage
their children to look forward to the challenges ahead.

This time of year also provides us with an occasion to
renew our faith in the promise of education--the spark
that lights our ambitions and gives us the tools to
grow and succeed. To ensure America's continued
leadership in the coming century, we must empower every
citizen with the knowledge and training necessary to
meet new and varied challenges. The generation of young
people in school today deserves our Nation's pledge to
help them get on the right course and make the most of
their lives.

Improving education means strengthening families and
schools. Families are responsible for raising children,
and parents are their first and most important
teachers. Schools are responsible for providing
children with quality education and meaningful
guidance. But schools and families cannot do it alone.
Instead, religious organizations, community leaders,
older Americans, volunteer groups, service agencies,
industries, and every caring individual must work
together, realizing that the complexity of our diverse
and changing society demands innovative and effective
solutions for helping our children embrace the values
of good citizenship.

In March 1994 I signed into law the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act, which supports grassroots efforts to help
schoolchildren meet high standards for achievement and
discipline. School-to-Work programs are uniting
businesses, community colleges, and high schools to
provide work-study experience and technical expertise,
and a new system of direct loans is making a college
education more affordable and accessible. This year the
Department of Education is deepening its commitment to
parent and community involvement by joining the Family
Involvement Partnership for Learning to sponsor America
Goes Back to School: A Place for Families and the
Community. This initiative encourages all Americans to
take part in the drive for excellence in education. I
am proud that the Department has acted boldly to foster
support for America's families and students.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim September 11 through
September 18, 1995, as a time when ``America Goes Back
to School.'' I call upon parents, community and State
leaders, businesses, civic and religious organizations,
and all our citizens to observe this period with
appropriate ceremonies and activities expressing
support for schools and colleges, children and
families, and to continue their active involvement on
behalf of America's students throughout the year.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twentieth.