Clinton Taps 'Education Governor' as Secretary

By Julie A. Miller

WASHINGTON--In nominating Richard W. Riley to be the next Secretary of Education, President-elect Bill Clinton has tapped a fellow member of the fraternity of "education governors'' and a longtime friend.

In introducing the former Governor at a news conference, Mr. Clinton emphasized their mutual involvement in the reform movement--at both the state and national levels.

"In the early years of that crusade, my partner, and often my mentor, was the Governor of South...