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Proc 10572ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10572

National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2023

President Biden proclaimed May 9, 2023 as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 7-13, 2023 as National Teacher Appreciation Week, calling on Americans to recognize teachers through activities and events. The proclamation includes extensive non-binding policy rhetoric supporting teacher pay increases, recruitment, retention, and school safety, but contains no substantive directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 30025

Impact dates

  1. National Teacher Appreciation Day

  2. Start of National Teacher Appreciation Week

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 9, 2023 as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 7-13, 2023 as National Teacher Appreciation Week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document contains extensive policy advocacy (budget requests, past legislation) but these are descriptive, not operative; no binding obligations created
  • Call upon all Americans to observe is standard ceremonial language without enforcement mechanism
Proclamation 10572: National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, 2023 · Executive Orders