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 * Shaker Name:** Hilary Clinton

Basic Work: First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, NYS Senator, Served on Board of Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Key Work: Hilary has been a very successful politician across the country, especially while working in Arkansas. While she was the First Lady of Arkansas, she was the chairwoman of the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee for ten years. For a long time, she fought against the Arkansas Education Association for mandatory teacher testing and state standards for curriculum and classroom size. She also started Arkansas’ Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth, which lets parents work with their preschool children. Also while in Arkansas Hillary became the Co-Founder of the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

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Why/ How a shaker? Hilary Clinton made changes in Arkansas’ schools during her years as First Lady of Arkansas. Although she was challenged at times, Hilary won against the Arkansas Education Association in order to put teacher testing laws in place, along with state wide standards for curriculum and classroom sizes in order to prevent over crowded classrooms. She also continued on after that to introduce the Arkansas’ Home Instruction Program for Pre-School Youth in 1985, to help parents prepare their children for school.

Links: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/hc42.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton