National School Choice Week, 2018, 3539-3540 [2018-01620]

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 3539-3540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01620]



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Vol. 83

Thursday,

No. 17

January 25, 2018

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 9692--National School Choice Week, 2018



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Proclamation 9694--To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition 
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                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2018 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9692 of January 22, 2018

                
National School Choice Week, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                All American children deserve the opportunity to 
                achieve their dreams through hard work and personal 
                integrity. Our Nation's education policies must support 
                them on their journeys, recognizing the diverse career 
                goals and academic needs of students in communities 
                across our country. During National School Choice Week, 
                we honor those dedicated educators, administrators, and 
                State and local lawmakers, who promote student-focused 
                academic options for all families, as we increase 
                educational freedom for all Americans.

                The United States is one of the most educated countries 
                in the world. Almost 90 percent of American adults 
                attain a high school diploma or GED. But our students 
                deserve more than just a paper diploma. Indeed, they 
                deserve access to an education that provides the tools 
                needed to succeed in our ever-evolving world. To 
                maintain our global leadership and strengthen our 
                modern economy, America's education system must prepare 
                students for the unforeseen challenges of the future. 
                Communities that provide academic options--traditional 
                public, public charter, private, magnet, parochial, 
                virtual, and homeschooling--empower parents and 
                guardians to select the best educational fit for their 
                children.

                School choice helps alleviate common hindrances to 
                success and creates the space necessary for students' 
                aspirations to flourish. Families that participate in 
                school choice programs are not the only ones who 
                benefit from expanded educational options. Children in 
                traditional public schools benefit as well. In fact, 29 
                of the top 31 empirical studies on the topic find that 
                freedom of school choice improves the performance of 
                nearby public schools.

                My Administration is refocusing education policy on 
                students. We are committed to empowering those most 
                affected by school choice decisions and best suited to 
                direct taxpayer resources, including States, local 
                school boards, and families. As part of my steadfast 
                commitment to invest in America's students, I signed 
                into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last December. One 
                of the bill's provisions includes an expansion of 529 
                education savings plans so that their funds can be 
                allocated tax-free to K-12 public, private, and 
                religious educational expenses. By giving parents more 
                control over their children's education, we are making 
                strides toward a future of unprecedented educational 
                attainment and freedom of choice. Under the leadership 
                of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, we will continue 
                to advance school choice so that every child in America 
                has access to the tools best suited to enabling them to 
                achieve the American Dream.

                During National School Choice Week, I encourage parents 
                to explore innovative educational alternatives, and I 
                challenge students to dream big and work hard for the 
                futures they deserve. I also urge State and Federal 
                lawmakers to embrace school choice and enact policies 
                that empower families and strengthen communities.

                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 21 to January 
                27, 2018, as National School Choice Week.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-second day of January, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2018-01620
Filed 1-24-18; 2:00 pm]
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