Bill Clinton: “We are trying right now to write in the national education Goals 2000--[inaudible]--law of the land. I then want some…”

“We are trying right now to write in the national education Goals 2000--[inaudible]--law of the land. I then want some national standardized exams that really mean something and aren't bogus and that are updated annually. And we want tougher and higher standards for teachers that have some national credibility, national standards. I want you to understand, however, we don't go to school as long as a lot of other countries do. And we have a much more economic and social diversity than other countries, more immigrants, a lot more poor people, a lot of differences. But our system can achieve international excellence if we have clear standards and clear ways of training people and then if we judge the schools more based on their results rather than the bureaucratic inputs. So that's basically what we're trying to do. Mr. Smith. Thank you. We will be back with more live from the Rose Garden and President Clinton in just a second. [The network took a commercial break.] Mr. Smith. We're back live in the Rose Garden at the White House with President Clinton. Did you vote for President Clinton?”