August 20, 2009

In 1983, during his second term as governor, Bill Clinton appointed his wife, Hillary, to head a commission to conduct a thorough study of the Arkansas public schools. The commission made several recommendations, including teacher pay raises and a controversial teacher competency test. Hillary Clinton is shown here addressing a July 1983 Educational Standards Commission meeting.

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