March 28, 2011

The twenty-fifth governor of Arkansas, Charles Hillman Brough (1917-1921), was a strong supporter of public education in the early part of the twentieth century. As governor, he pushed for property taxes to fund schools, established compulsory school attendance, established a commission on illiteracy, and was a strong supporter of both vocational and special education.

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