I think is one of the most fundamental and foundational roles that we have from the state. And so we didn't just want to teach. Arkansas when I came into office was routinely ranked 47, 48, 49th in everything across the board when it comes to education. And so we knew that just playing on the edges was not going to be enough to really transform our system. (18:15–18:25)
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Asserts that Arkansas was ranked among the lowest in education when she took office.
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