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Proc 10385ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10385

National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2022

This proclamation designates May 3, 2022 as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 1-7, 2022 as National Teacher Appreciation Week. It calls on Americans to recognize teachers through activities and events, while also recounting Biden Administration education policies including school reopening efforts and American Rescue Plan funding.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 26669

Impact dates

  1. National Teacher Appreciation Day

  2. National Teacher Appreciation Week begins

Key directives

  • proclaim May 3, 2022 as National Teacher Appreciation Day
  • proclaim May 1 through May 7, 2022 as National Teacher Appreciation Week
  • call upon all Americans to recognize teachers and observe through appropriate activities, events, and programs

Timeline

Immediate

  • designation of May 3, 2022 as National Teacher Appreciation Day
  • designation of May 1-7, 2022 as National Teacher Appreciation Week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy directives; purely commemorative despite inclusion of policy narrative about school reopening and ARP funding
Proclamation 10385: National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2022 · Executive Orders