National Charter Schools Week, 2014

Vol. 79

Wednesday,

No. 88

May 7, 2014

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 9118--National Charter Schools Week, 2014

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9118 of May 2, 2014

National Charter Schools Week, 2014

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

At the heart of who we are as Americans is the simple
but profound idea that no matter who you are, what you
look like, or where you come from, if you work hard and
meet your responsibilities, you can succeed. Our Nation
can only realize this idea through the guarantee of a
world-class education for every child. During National
Charter Schools Week, we pay tribute to the role our
Nation's public charter schools play in advancing
opportunity, and we salute the parents, educators,
community leaders, policymakers, and philanthropists
who gave rise to the charter school sector.

As independent public schools, charter schools have the
ability to try innovative approaches to teaching and
learning in the classroom. This flexibility comes with
high standards and accountability; charter schools must
demonstrate that all their students are progressing
toward academic excellence. Those that do not measure
up can be shut down. And those that are successful can
provide effective approaches for the broader public
education system. They can show what is possible--
schools that give every student the chance to prepare
for college and career and to develop a love of
learning that lasts a lifetime.

Americans pursue individual success, but we also
understand that we have a stake in each other. If we
make an investment in every child, then all our
children will enjoy a stronger Nation and a brighter
world. This week, let us do our part to ensure our
young people can go as far as their passions and hard
work will take them, and recommit to restoring the
American dream for generations to come.

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 4 through May 10,
2014, as National Charter Schools Week. I commend our
Nation's charter schools, teachers, and administrators,
and I call on States and communities to support high
quality public schools, including charter schools and
the students they serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
second day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand
fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.