Bill Clinton: “We cannot expect our children to meet high standards unless we demand…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1997

We cannot expect our children to meet high standards unless we demand that our teachers meet high standards.

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Remarks to a Joint Session of the North Carolina State Legislature in Raleigh

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