CB>  MS>         Arkansas had Clinton for 12 years as governor, and he 
CB> pushed
CB>  MS>         statewide standards there.  Did it improve outcomes 
CB> there
CB>  MS>         (as measured by standardized test scores)?
CB> 
CB> Standards from above don't generally improve anything unless there is 
CB> a 
CB> real commitment in terms of money, training, and teacher motivation.
    It failed in Arkansas, with the teacher's union there angry at both 
Clintons (Hillary ran the program) from the start.  Not only the union but 
individual teachers felt "left out" of planning.  
    As for "teacher motivation", I don't see how a federal program could 
deliver that when tenure is a state matter.
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