National School Choice Week, 2019

• Published date: 25 January 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 361
• Record Number: 2019-00220
• Section: Presidential Documents
• Court: Executive Office Of The President

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 17 (Friday, January 25, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2019)]
                [Presidential Documents]
                [Pages 361-362]
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                [FR Doc No: 2019-00220] Presidential Documents
                Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 17 / Friday, January 25, 2019 /
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                Title 3--
                The President
                [[Page 361]]
                 Proclamation 9837 of January 18, 2019
                
                National School Choice Week, 2019
                 By the President of the United States of America
                 A Proclamation
                 A great education provides students with a foundation
                 to pursue the American Dream of a hopeful and
                 prosperous future. During National School Choice Week,
                 we reaffirm our commitment to enable all students to
                 pursue the education that will best equip them for
                 success in work and life.
                 Every child deserves the chance to flourish in an
                 educational environment that best leverages their
                 unique learning style, cultivates their talent, and
                 develops the skills needed to succeed in an ever-
                 changing world. Likewise, teachers deserve the chance
                 to innovate in the classroom and do their best work.
                 Yet, today's system often falls short of what students
                 and teachers need and deserve, and often makes it too
                 hard for families and educators to create the best
                 learning experience for each child. The results tell
                 the unfortunate story: recent international surveys
                 ranked the United States 24th in reading, 25th in
                 science, and 40th in math. These results were not the
                 result of incapable children; they were the consequence
                 of the limitations imposed by a largely one-size-fits-
                 all approach to education.
                 Education should inspire wonder, stimulate curiosity,
                 and spark a lifelong desire in our children to learn
                 and grow. Increased educational options--including
                 through out-of-zone public schools, public charter
                 schools, magnet schools, sectarian and secular private
                 schools, home schools, and online education programs--
                 have expanded opportunities for students regardless of
                 background or economic status. We should all work to
                 ensure all children receive great educations,
                 regardless of where they live, how much their family
                 makes, or how they best learn.
                 My Administration knows that choice in education plays
                 a vital role in the success of our children and our
                 country. The number of students receiving a D.C.
                 Opportunity Scholarship has increased by nearly 50
                 percent under my Administration. In last year's
                 enactment of the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, we
                 improved 529 plans so that they may cover elementary
                 and secondary school tuition. Family demand for public
                 charter schools has continued to grow. And,
                 importantly, we have encouraged States, local
                 communities, and families to refocus education policy
                 where it belongs--on what is best for each child.
                 We commend our Nation's families, teachers, school
                 leaders, and all those who nobly dedicate their lives
                 to educating the next generation. My Administration
                 will continue to stand with students and their families
                 in the fight for the best educational opportunities for
                 their children.
                 As our Nation celebrates National School Choice Week, I
                 encourage families to explore new educational
                 opportunities; I urge educators to develop imaginative
                 and innovative pathways to learning; and I challenge
                 students to passionately pursue their goals and dreams
                 with discipline, integrity, and unyielding
                 determination. Lastly, I urge lawmakers in Congress and
                 in the States to embrace and expand education choice,
                 which will strengthen our students, families,
                 educators, communities, and ultimately, our great
                 Nation.
                [[Page 362]]
                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 January 20 to January
                 26, 2019, as National School Choice Week.
                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
                 eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
                 thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
                 United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                 third.
                
                
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