[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25503-25504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1236]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 7, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8251 of May 2, 2008

                
National Charter Schools Week, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Education is the cornerstone of a hopeful tomorrow. 
                During National Charter Schools Week, we highlight the 
                contributions of charter schools to ensuring that our 
                Nation's future leaders have the skills and knowledge 
                necessary for a lifetime of achievement.

                Charter schools are educational alternatives that 
                empower families with additional choices for their 
                children. By providing flexibility to educators while 
                insisting on results, charter schools are helping 
                foster a culture of educational innovation, 
                accountability, and excellence. Charter schools also 
                encourage parental involvement and help contribute to 
                the national effort to close the achievement gap.

                The No Child Left Behind Act has played a central role 
                in America's efforts to improve our public schools and 
                expand the opportunities available to our children. In 
                2007, American students reached record achievement 
                levels on reading and math tests, and the achievement 
                gap is beginning to close. Charter schools have been an 
                important part of this success. National Charter 
                Schools Week is an opportunity to recognize the 
                strength, vitality, and excellence of outstanding 
                schools.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim May 4 through May 10, 2008, 
                as National Charter Schools Week. I applaud our 
                Nation's charter schools and all those who make them a 
                success, and I call on parents of charter school 
                students to share their success stories and help 
                Americans understand more about the important work of 
                charter schools.

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