Proc 8510ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8510

National Charter Schools Week, 2010

President Obama proclaimed May 2-8, 2010 as National Charter Schools Week, recognizing charter schools as laboratories for educational innovation and calling on states and communities to support them. The proclamation contains no funding directives, regulatory changes, or binding policy mandates.

Impact dates

  1. Start of National Charter Schools Week

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2-8, 2010 as National Charter Schools Week

Near term (90d)

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • Non-binding call to action with no enforcement mechanism; symbolic recognition of charter schools without addressing funding or accountability debates
Proclamation 8510: National Charter Schools Week, 2010 · Executive Orders