Presidential Document2024-10531
National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2024
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May 13, 2024
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May 3, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 41293-41294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10531]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 93 / Monday, May 13, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10750 of May 3, 2024
National Teacher Appreciation Day and National
Teacher Appreciation Week, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Teachers are the heart and soul of our Nation. They
care for our Nation's students, pass on knowledge to
rising generations, and inspire our children to dream
up new possibilities for their futures. The power of a
great teacher is profound, and--on National Teacher
Appreciation Day and during National Teacher
Appreciation Week--we thank them for their tireless
efforts and recommit to taking care of our teachers,
just as they have taken care of all of us.
Our Nation asks so much of our teachers, and that is
why my Administration supports them in all that we do.
Our American Rescue Plan provided historic funding for
schools to reopen safely after the pandemic so that
teachers could return to their classrooms. It also
delivered critical support for schools--from supporting
early childhood programs and funding after-school and
summer programs to hiring more teachers, counselors,
and school psychologists.
We also passed the most significant bipartisan gun
safety law in nearly 30 years because teaching should
not be a life-threatening profession and teachers
should never be on the frontlines of the gun violence
epidemic. The law enhanced background checks for people
under the age of 21 and gave States funding to enact
red flag laws. At the same time, the law provided $1
billion to help schools hire and train mental health
counselors. But we need to do more--I continue to call
on the Congress to implement commonsense gun safety
laws that protect our kids and teachers.
Teachers deserve so much more breathing room: As I said
in my State of the Union Address, let us give public
school teachers a raise. Let us help relieve them of
the student debt they took on to become teachers. My
Administration has already worked to take the crushing
weight of student debt off teachers' shoulders by
fixing the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
program. To date, we have canceled over $62.8 billion
in student debt for nearly 900,000 public service
workers, including teachers. That is up from the only
7,000 workers who had received PSLF when I took office.
There is still much more to do to make sure our
teachers are fully supported. My Budget proposes
investing nearly $3 billion in teachers and other
educators, including $650 million to support pathways
into the profession, help keep great teachers in the
profession, and increase the diversity of the
profession. My Budget also proposes eliminating the
origination fees charged to borrowers on every new
Federal student loan, which would save the typical
teacher $1,000 or more throughout the repayment
process. Further, my Administration proposed a rule
that would boost Head Start teacher wages by $10,000 on
average, ensuring that they are getting the wages they
deserve.
The First Lady has reminded me over the years that for
teachers, teaching is more than what they do--it is who
they are. That sense of purpose powers our Nation's
teachers every day--even through the long hours they
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spend setting up classrooms, preparing lesson plans,
and educating our future leaders. I have had the honor
of meeting so many of our Nation's great teachers, who
have poured their hearts into caring for their
students--not only by educating them but motivating and
inspiring them. Teachers hold the kite strings that
keep our national ambitions aloft. The future of our
Nation is in their hands. Today and this week, may we
all show them the gratitude they deserve. We will
always have their backs.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 7, 2024,
as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 6 through
May 10, 2024, as National Teacher Appreciation Week. I
call upon all Americans to recognize the hard work and
dedication of our Nation's teachers and to observe this
day and this week by supporting teachers through
appropriate activities, events, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
third day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-four, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.
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