American Education Week, 2011

Vol. 76

Thursday,

No. 222

November 17, 2011

Part II

The President

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Proclamation 8753--American Education Week, 2011

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8753 of November 14, 2011

American Education Week, 2011

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Ensuring our future leaders and innovators receive a
complete and competitive education is fundamental to
our Nation's economic prosperity and our role as a
thriving democracy. During American Education Week, we
acknowledge the central role education plays in our
society and resolve to make rigorous and lasting
investments in our education system so the American
dream remains within reach of each of our children.

From small towns to our largest cities, schools serve
as laboratories where students test new ideas and
kindle new academic interests. In the classroom, young
people cultivate scholarship, discover talents they
never knew they had, and build the skills they need to
pursue careers of their choosing. And with every step
they take toward their future, our students are guided
by men and women who work tirelessly to help them
realize their full potential. Teachers, administrators,
and other education professionals are unfaltering in
their dedication to giving children the education they
deserve, and it is essential we do our part to help
them succeed. To secure a bright future for our
students and our Nation, we must support educators by
strengthening our schools, creating better
opportunities for professional development, and
recruiting top college graduates to be our next
generation of devoted teachers.

The task of preparing our children for a lifetime of
scholarship and achievement rests not only in the
classroom, but also in our homes and neighborhoods.
Parents, community leaders, and mentors play a vital
role in cultivating a love of learning and instilling
in our children the self-confidence, creativity, and
discipline that serve as a foundation for success.
Together, our families, schools, and communities carry
a profound responsibility to do right by our children.
This week and throughout the year, let us strive to
fulfill that promise.

By working toward thoughtful education reform and
making every classroom a place of high expectations and
high performance, we can take steps to ensure our
future generations are prepared to uphold our founding
promise of opportunity, and to make great discoveries
and develop groundbreaking ideas here in America.
During American Education Week, we renew our promise to
give our children the chance to achieve their dreams
and to write the next proud chapter in the American
story.

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 November 13 through
November 19, 2011, as American Education Week. I call
upon all Americans to observe this week by supporting
their local schools through appropriate activities,
events, and programs designed to help create
opportunities for every school and student in America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.