National Charter Schools Week, 2010

Proclamation 8510 of April 29, 2010

National Charter Schools Week, 2010

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Our Nation's future depends on the education we provide
to our sons and daughters, and charter schools across
America serve as laboratories for education. Ideas
developed and tested by charter schools have unlocked
potential in students of every background and are
driving reform throughout many school districts. During
National Charter Schools Week, we recommit to
supporting innovation in teaching and learning at high
quality charter schools and ensuring all our students
have a chance to realize the American Dream.

Principals, teachers, parents, school boards, and
communities are working together to transform our
public schools, and countless children stand to benefit
from the replication of effective education models. In
the 21st century, a world class education is our best
avenue to prosperity. The skills and knowledge students
gain in school--reinforced by the love of learning
educators and mentors can foster--can empower young
Americans to achieve their dreams and lead our country
in the global marketplace.

The size and scope of the challenges before us require
us to align our deepest values and commitments to the
demands of a new age. My Administration is committed to
helping schools prepare the next generation of leaders
by reaching beyond standardized methods and promoting
creative teaching strategies and learning techniques.
By giving all our children access to a complete and
competitive education, we will pass on the American
spirit of limitless possibility to the 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 May 2 through May 8,
2010, as National Charter Schools Week. I commend our
Nation's charter schools, teachers, and administrators,
and I call on States and communities to support charter
schools and the students they serve.

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