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Proclamation 10368

Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022

President Biden proclaimed April 12, 2022, as Education and Sharing Day, USA, honoring Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (the Lubavitcher Rebbe) on what would have been his 120th birthday. The proclamation calls on government officials, educators, volunteers, and the American people to observe the day with appropriate programs and activities, while also referencing the administration's education investments through the American Rescue Plan and policy goals for universal pre-school and children's mental health.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 22101

Impact dates

  1. Education and Sharing Day, USA observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 12, 2022 as Education and Sharing Day, USA
  • Call upon government officials, educators, volunteers, and all people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 12, 2022 as Education and Sharing Day

Near term (90d)

  • Observance of designated day on April 12, 2022

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation blends ceremonial commemoration with implicit policy advocacy for pre-school expansion and mental health funding, though these lack binding force
  • Reference to specific religious figure (Lubavitcher Rebbe) in official presidential proclamation raises minor church-state considerations, though framed in universalist terms
Proclamation 10368: Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2022 · Executive Orders