National Mentoring Month, 2023

President Biden proclaimed January 2023 as National Mentoring Month, encouraging Americans to become mentors and tutors while highlighting existing administration initiatives like the American Rescue Plan's education funding and the National Partnership for Student Success. The proclamation calls on various groups to support youth mentoring but creates no new programs or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 741

Impact dates

Date TBD
National Partnership for Student Success to add 250,000 tutors and mentors over 3 years
Jan 1, 2023
National Mentoring Month begins

Key directives

Proclaim January 2023 as National Mentoring Month
Encourage Americans to visit americorps.gov/serve and partnershipstudentsuccess.org
Call on local school districts to use American Rescue Plan funding for mentors and tutors
Encourage colleges and universities to partner with K-12 schools for mentorship opportunities
Urge employers and unions to offer pre-apprenticeships and Registered Apprenticeships

Timeline

Immediate

Proclamation of January 2023 as National Mentoring Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

National Partnership for Student Success goal of 250,000 tutors and mentors over 3 years (already launched)

Risks & tensions

Proclamation references pre-existing programs (American Rescue Plan, National Partnership for Student Success) rather than creating new obligations; funding already allocated
Use of 'encourage,' 'call on,' and 'urge' language indicates non-binding requests rather than directives
School district reference contains apparent typo ('schonol') in original document