Text fromMayor’s Proclamation dated December 10, 2011
Office of the Mayor CITY OF NEW YORK Proclamation: WHEREAS: OUR ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES STRONGLY THAT A GOOD EDUCATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL CIVIL RIGHT. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS WHAT NEW YORK CITY IS ALL ABOUT, AND TO KEEP THAT PROMISE TO YOUNG NEW YORKERS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE HAVE DEVOTED OUR RESOURCES AND EFFORTS TO CURRICULA THAT HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP BOTH A LOVE OF LEARNING AND THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE GLOBAL ECONOMY. AS WE CONTINUE TO TRANSFORM OUR SCHOOLS, RAISE STANDARDS, AND INSPIRE YOUNG NEW YORKERS TO MEET THEM, WE ARE PROUD TO JOIN ADVANTAGE TESTING IN CELEBRATING ITS 25 TH ANNIVERSARY. WHEREAS: FOR A QUARTER-CENTURY, ADVANTAGE TESTING HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION. THROUGH THE AT FOUNDATION, IT HAS PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS INSTITUTIONS TO PREPARE UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE TO AMERICA’S TOP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE FOUNDATION HAS WORKED TO DIVERSIFY LEADING LAW SCHOOLS, PROVIDE TUTORING TO COLLEGE-AGE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS, AND OFFER INTERNSHIPS AT THE YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR STUDENTS OF UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS. ALL OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE AT LEAST ONE THING IN COMMON—THEY HAVE WORKED HARD, UNDERSTANDING FROM ADVANTAGE TESTING’S COMPREHENSIVE AND LONG-TERM APPROACH TO LEARNING THAT THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESS. WHEREAS: THE TASK OF PREPARING EVERY STUDENT FOR COLLEGE AND A CAREER IS NOT OVER YET. WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, HOWEVER, AND THANKS TO THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS AND FRIENDS OF ADVANTAGE TESTING, WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO MORE NEW YORKERS BECOMING LIFE- LONG LEARNERS. TOGETHER, WE CAN BUILD A SMARTER AND STRONGER CITY, AND AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR FIRST 25 YEARS, I JOIN YOU IN REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT NEW YORK’S BEST DAYS ARE STILL TO COME.
NOW THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN RECOGNITION OF THIS TERRIFIC LEADER IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011 IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS:
“Advantage Testing Day”
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