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| predecessor = [[Roger B. Porter]] |
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| successor = [[Bruce Reed (political operative)|Bruce Reed]] |
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| birth_name = Carol Hampton |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[Columbia, South Carolina]], U.S. |
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'''Carol Rasco''' |
'''Carol Rasco''' (née '''Hampton'''; born January 13, 1948) is an American political aide and advocate for disability rights, literacy, and children who served as Director of the [[United States Domestic Policy Council|Domestic Policy Council]] under President [[Bill Clinton]] from 1993 to 1996.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=Deparle |first=Jason |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/17/garden/at-home-with-carol-rasco-she-s-the-advocate-she-once-needed.html |title=AT HOME WITH: Carol Rasco; She's the Advocate She Once Needed |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1993-06-17 |accessdate=2018-05-25}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/08/24/clintons-window-on-the-home-front/ff05f37a-1d7a-41af-9695-70e1ac7a2c6f/|title=CLINTON'S WINDOW ON THE HOME FRONT|last=Radcliffe|first=Donnie|date=1993-08-24|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She has been described as a trusted aide to the former president and governor and, during his absence due to his presidential campaign, was credited with running Arkansas' daily business.<ref name=":1" /> She cites her life experiences as the mother of a child with a disability as motivation for her political advocacy and influence and has most recently worked most with literacy projects. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Rasco was born in [[South Carolina]], in 1948, to Frank Barnes Hampton, a pharmacist, and Ruby Hampton, a stay-at-home mother. The family returned to [[DeWitt, Arkansas]], after Barnes returned to take over his family's drugstore.<ref name=":2" /> |
Rasco was born in [[Columbia, South Carolina]], in 1948, to Frank Barnes Hampton, a pharmacist, and Ruby Hampton, a stay-at-home mother. The family returned to [[DeWitt, Arkansas]], after Barnes returned to take over his family's drugstore.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Rasco skipped the 12th grade and enrolled in [[Hendrix College]], though she would later transfer to the [[University of Arkansas]], where she would graduate. She began as a drama major but later changed her major to education due to an interest in children's psychology.<ref name=":2" /> On campus, she became a member of [[Alpha Delta Pi]] sorority<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alphadeltapi.org/page/accomplishedmembers/|title=Accomplished Members – Alpha Delta Pi|website=www.alphadeltapi.org|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref> and also displayed an interest in politics. She was involved in fellow student [[Mack McLarty]]'s campaign for student body president, who would become Clinton's chief of staff under the same administration in which she would work.<ref name=":1" /> She married husband Terry Rasco in 1969 |
Rasco skipped the 12th grade and enrolled in [[Hendrix College]], though she would later transfer to the [[University of Arkansas]], where she would graduate. She began as a drama major but later changed her major to education due to an interest in children's psychology.<ref name=":2" /> On campus, she became a member of [[Alpha Delta Pi]] sorority<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alphadeltapi.org/page/accomplishedmembers/|title=Accomplished Members – Alpha Delta Pi|website=www.alphadeltapi.org|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref> and also displayed an interest in politics. She was involved in fellow student [[Mack McLarty]]'s campaign for student body president, who would become Clinton's chief of staff under the same administration in which she would work.<ref name=":1" /> She married husband Terry Rasco in 1969;<ref name=":2" /> the Rasco's were divorced in the fall of 1993. |
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After teaching for several years, Rasco went to the [[University of Central Arkansas]] for her |
After teaching for several years, Rasco went to the [[University of Central Arkansas]] for her master's degree in Elementary Couseling and Psychology, graduating in 1972.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/carol-rasco|title=Carol Rasco {{!}} HuffPost|website=www.huffingtonpost.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-rasco-b211728/|title=Carol Rasco|last=Rasco|first=Carol|website=LinkedIn|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref> In [[Bryant, Arkansas]], she set up a psychological counseling system for the public school system, where she would continue working when her first son was born.<ref name=":2" /> |
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==Career== |
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== Influence of motherhood and beginnings of activism == |
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===Activism=== |
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In 1973, |
In 1973, Rasco's son was born with [[cerebral palsy]] and brain damage, which she believed may possibly have been prevented if the hospital staff had been less inattentive and performed a [[Caesarean section]] to prevent a traumatic and extended labor. She states that working with her son's disability and development gave her "empathy with those who were reliant on government, from the elderly to young mothers on welfare." In 1981, she gave birth to a daughter.<ref name=":1" /> Rasco stated that, "as I began to learn about all the different agencies and entities you have to try to coordinate to raise a child like this, I became very interested in how we could better design systems to help children and families."<ref name=":2" /> |
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During her early career, Rasco taught elementary school in the public school system and was a middle school counselor. She volunteered with arts organizations, [[Disability rights movement|disability rights]] groups, and the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov/White_House/EOP/dpc/html/Carol_Rasco.html|title=Carol Rasco, Assistant to The President for Domestic Policy|website=clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref> In 1976, she met the Clintons during a coffee chat as Bill ran for state [[Arkansas Attorney General|Attorney General]], and she would later work with disability rights coalitions to lobby the Arkansas legislature to integrate and provide education for disabled children in school.<ref name=":2" /> |
During her early career, Rasco taught elementary school in the public school system and was a middle school counselor. She volunteered with arts organizations, [[Disability rights movement|disability rights]] groups, and the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov/White_House/EOP/dpc/html/Carol_Rasco.html|title=Carol Rasco, Assistant to The President for Domestic Policy|website=clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref> In 1976, she met the Clintons during a coffee chat as Bill ran for state [[Arkansas Attorney General|Attorney General]], and she would later work with disability rights coalitions to lobby the Arkansas legislature to integrate and provide education for disabled children in school.<ref name=":2" /> |
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⚫ | In 2001, she joined [[Reading Is Fundamental]] (RIF), the largest literacy non-profit organization in the United States, as its president and CEO that November.<ref name=":4" /> She had previously become familiar with the organization while implementing the America Reads Challenge, and while at the organization, its communications department encouraged her to start blogging.<ref name=":6" /> During her leadership, the organization experienced federal budget cuts,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/reading-is-fundamental-unless-its-too-expensive/2011/11/02/gIQAAZtsiM_blog.html|title=Reading is Fundamental (unless it's too expensive)|last=D'Arcy|first=Janice|date=2011-11-03|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref> carried out significant research on summer reading loss and celebrated its 50th anniversary.<ref>{{Citation|last=Reading Is Fundamental|title=Carol Rasco, President and CEO of RIF|date=2015-11-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo5Z56BUd10|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref> In 2016, she retired from Reading Is Fundamental.In 2013, Rasco was recognized for her literacy work in the eighth annual [[Carle Honors]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yin |first1=Maryann |title=The Eric Carle Museum Unveils Carle Honors Recipients |url=https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/the-eric-carle-museum-unveils-carle-honors-recipients/77584 |website=adweek.com |access-date=4 August 2022 |date=23 August 2013}}</ref> |
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== Political career == |
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⚫ | Rasco began as the Director of Policy for the [[Arkansas]] Governor's Office, serving for ten years from the beginning of 1983 to the end of 1992. From 1985 to 1992, she served as Liaison to the [[National Governor's Association]] under [[Bill Clinton]]'s terms as Arkansas governor; in this position, she worked primarily on child care, welfare reform, and healthcare reform,<ref name=":3" /> but in a profile by ''[[The New York Times]]'', she was described as running "much of the state's daily business" during the year Clinton was absent [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|campaigning for president]]. During these terms, she helped create consensus on welfare legislation and managed the state's human service policies during a federal lawsuit on insufficient and failing child welfare programs.<ref name=":1" /> |
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===Politics=== |
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⚫ | Rasco began as the Director of Policy for the [[Arkansas]] Governor's Office, serving for ten years from the beginning of 1983 to the end of 1992. From 1985 to 1992, she served as Liaison to the [[National Governor's Association]] under [[Bill Clinton]]'s terms as Arkansas governor; in this position, she worked primarily on child care, welfare reform, and healthcare reform,<ref name=":3" /> but in a profile by ''[[The New York Times]]'', she was described as running "much of the state's daily business" during the year Clinton was absent [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|campaigning for president]]. During these terms, she helped create consensus on welfare legislation and managed the state's human service policies during a federal lawsuit on insufficient and failing child welfare programs.<ref name=":1" /> |
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From 1993 to 1996, Rasco then served as Director of the [[United States Domestic Policy Council|Domestic Policy Council]] under President Clinton and also served on the [[United States Department of Education]]'s Education Goals Panel.<ref name=":3" /> As a trusted aide to President Clinton, she played a role in immunization policy and continued to push for a more helpful government, especially towards families and for disability rights.<ref name=":1" /> She also influenced other areas of policy, such as family preservation, immigration, and healthcare coverage, and emphasized to her staff that policy should not forget individuals and reasons behind why individuals may be affected by an issue.<ref name=":2" /> |
From 1993 to 1996, Rasco then served as Director of the [[United States Domestic Policy Council|Domestic Policy Council]] under President Clinton and also served on the [[United States Department of Education]]'s Education Goals Panel.<ref name=":3" /> As a trusted aide to President Clinton, she played a role in immunization policy and continued to push for a more helpful government, especially towards families and for disability rights.<ref name=":1" /> She also influenced other areas of policy, such as family preservation, immigration, and healthcare coverage, and emphasized to her staff that policy should not forget individuals and reasons behind why individuals may be affected by an issue.<ref name=":2" /> |
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From 1997 to 2000, she became the senior adviser to [[United States Secretary of Education]] [[Richard Riley]] and became the director of Clinton's childhood literacy initiative, the America Reads Challenge,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.yale.edu/1997/11/10/director-america-reads-challenge-speak-new-haven|title=Director of the "America Reads Challenge" to Speak in New Haven|date=1997-11-10|work=YaleNews|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en}}</ref> which she and Riley designed and implemented.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.childrensbooksandreviews.com/children-reading-and-literacy-interview-with-carol-rasco-reading-is-fundamental/|title=Interview: Carol Rasco, Reading is Fundamental|last=Mead|first=Aaron|date=2010-10-30|work=Children's Books and Reviews|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en-US}}</ref> |
From 1997 to 2000, she became the senior adviser to [[United States Secretary of Education]] [[Richard Riley]] and became the director of Clinton's childhood literacy initiative, the America Reads Challenge,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.yale.edu/1997/11/10/director-america-reads-challenge-speak-new-haven|title=Director of the "America Reads Challenge" to Speak in New Haven|date=1997-11-10|work=YaleNews|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en}}</ref> which she and Riley designed and implemented.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.childrensbooksandreviews.com/children-reading-and-literacy-interview-with-carol-rasco-reading-is-fundamental/|title=Interview: Carol Rasco, Reading is Fundamental|last=Mead|first=Aaron|date=2010-10-30|work=Children's Books and Reviews|access-date=2018-07-28|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728101110/http://www.childrensbooksandreviews.com/children-reading-and-literacy-interview-with-carol-rasco-reading-is-fundamental/|archive-date=2018-07-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In 2001, Rasco briefly worked for [[College Board]] as a consultant on government relations<ref name=":5" /> before joining RIF. |
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== External links == |
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* [https://www.c-span.org/person/?carolrasco C-Span] – various videos and broadcasts of Rasco throughout her career |
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*[http://chrquietly.tumblr.com/ Blog] – newer blog, old blog is no longer available |
*[http://chrquietly.tumblr.com/ Blog] – newer blog, old blog is no longer available |
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Revision as of 04:15, 29 April 2023
Carol Rasco | |
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Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
In office January 20, 1993 – December 20, 1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Roger B. Porter |
Succeeded by | Bruce Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | Carol Hampton January 13, 1948 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Terry Rasco |
Children | 2 |
Education | Hendrix College University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BS) University of Central Arkansas (MS) |
Carol Rasco (née Hampton; born January 13, 1948) is an American political aide and advocate for disability rights, literacy, and children who served as Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1996.[1][2] She has been described as a trusted aide to the former president and governor and, during his absence due to his presidential campaign, was credited with running Arkansas' daily business.[1] She cites her life experiences as the mother of a child with a disability as motivation for her political advocacy and influence and has most recently worked most with literacy projects.
Early life and education
Rasco was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1948, to Frank Barnes Hampton, a pharmacist, and Ruby Hampton, a stay-at-home mother. The family returned to DeWitt, Arkansas, after Barnes returned to take over his family's drugstore.[2]
Rasco skipped the 12th grade and enrolled in Hendrix College, though she would later transfer to the University of Arkansas, where she would graduate. She began as a drama major but later changed her major to education due to an interest in children's psychology.[2] On campus, she became a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority[3] and also displayed an interest in politics. She was involved in fellow student Mack McLarty's campaign for student body president, who would become Clinton's chief of staff under the same administration in which she would work.[1] She married husband Terry Rasco in 1969;[2] the Rasco's were divorced in the fall of 1993.
After teaching for several years, Rasco went to the University of Central Arkansas for her master's degree in Elementary Couseling and Psychology, graduating in 1972.[4][5] In Bryant, Arkansas, she set up a psychological counseling system for the public school system, where she would continue working when her first son was born.[2]
Career
Activism
In 1973, Rasco's son was born with cerebral palsy and brain damage, which she believed may possibly have been prevented if the hospital staff had been less inattentive and performed a Caesarean section to prevent a traumatic and extended labor. She states that working with her son's disability and development gave her "empathy with those who were reliant on government, from the elderly to young mothers on welfare." In 1981, she gave birth to a daughter.[1] Rasco stated that, "as I began to learn about all the different agencies and entities you have to try to coordinate to raise a child like this, I became very interested in how we could better design systems to help children and families."[2]
During her early career, Rasco taught elementary school in the public school system and was a middle school counselor. She volunteered with arts organizations, disability rights groups, and the United Methodist Church.[6] In 1976, she met the Clintons during a coffee chat as Bill ran for state Attorney General, and she would later work with disability rights coalitions to lobby the Arkansas legislature to integrate and provide education for disabled children in school.[2]
In 2001, she joined Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the largest literacy non-profit organization in the United States, as its president and CEO that November.[4] She had previously become familiar with the organization while implementing the America Reads Challenge, and while at the organization, its communications department encouraged her to start blogging.[7] During her leadership, the organization experienced federal budget cuts,[8] carried out significant research on summer reading loss and celebrated its 50th anniversary.[9] In 2016, she retired from Reading Is Fundamental.In 2013, Rasco was recognized for her literacy work in the eighth annual Carle Honors.[10]
Politics
Rasco began as the Director of Policy for the Arkansas Governor's Office, serving for ten years from the beginning of 1983 to the end of 1992. From 1985 to 1992, she served as Liaison to the National Governor's Association under Bill Clinton's terms as Arkansas governor; in this position, she worked primarily on child care, welfare reform, and healthcare reform,[6] but in a profile by The New York Times, she was described as running "much of the state's daily business" during the year Clinton was absent campaigning for president. During these terms, she helped create consensus on welfare legislation and managed the state's human service policies during a federal lawsuit on insufficient and failing child welfare programs.[1]
From 1993 to 1996, Rasco then served as Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Clinton and also served on the United States Department of Education's Education Goals Panel.[6] As a trusted aide to President Clinton, she played a role in immunization policy and continued to push for a more helpful government, especially towards families and for disability rights.[1] She also influenced other areas of policy, such as family preservation, immigration, and healthcare coverage, and emphasized to her staff that policy should not forget individuals and reasons behind why individuals may be affected by an issue.[2]
From 1997 to 2000, she became the senior adviser to United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley and became the director of Clinton's childhood literacy initiative, the America Reads Challenge,[11] which she and Riley designed and implemented.[7]
In 2001, Rasco briefly worked for College Board as a consultant on government relations[5] before joining RIF.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Deparle, Jason (1993-06-17). "AT HOME WITH: Carol Rasco; She's the Advocate She Once Needed". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Radcliffe, Donnie (1993-08-24). "CLINTON'S WINDOW ON THE HOME FRONT". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "Accomplished Members – Alpha Delta Pi". www.alphadeltapi.org. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ a b "Carol Rasco | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ a b Rasco, Carol. "Carol Rasco". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ a b c "Carol Rasco, Assistant to The President for Domestic Policy". clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ a b Mead, Aaron (2010-10-30). "Interview: Carol Rasco, Reading is Fundamental". Children's Books and Reviews. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ D'Arcy, Janice (2011-11-03). "Reading is Fundamental (unless it's too expensive)". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ Reading Is Fundamental (2015-11-18), Carol Rasco, President and CEO of RIF, retrieved 2018-07-28
- ^ Yin, Maryann (23 August 2013). "The Eric Carle Museum Unveils Carle Honors Recipients". adweek.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Director of the "America Reads Challenge" to Speak in New Haven". YaleNews. 1997-11-10. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Blog – newer blog, old blog is no longer available
- 1948 births
- Arkansas Democrats
- Schoolteachers from Arkansas
- American women educators
- Clinton administration personnel
- American disability rights activists
- Hendrix College alumni
- Literacy advocates
- Living people
- People from Bryant, Arkansas
- Politicians from Columbia, South Carolina
- University of Arkansas alumni
- University of Central Arkansas alumni
- Women in Arkansas politics
- 21st-century American women