Gov. Bobby Jindal Takes The Fight
To Obama’s Doorstep,
Files Lawsuit Over Common Core:
EXCERPT:
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has filed a lawsuit against the Obama Administration which he says is his attempt to stop the U.S. Department of Education from imposing a “national curriculum” on America’s schoolchildren.
Jindal says the federal government is using coercive techniques to make states comply with Common Core standards. He says the “Race To The Top” grant program is being manipulated to put states who don’t comply with the standards at risk to lose billions of federal grant money. The Christian Science Monitor reports :
“Louisiana now finds itself trapped in a federal scheme to nationalize curriculum,” the lawsuit says. “What started as good state intentions has materialized into the federalization of education policy through federal economic incentives and duress.”
Jindal: Federal Education Regulations
'Cynical, Immoral and Hypocritical'
Published on Aug 27, 2014
Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., a vocal critic of the federal government's role in education, sued the Obama administration Wednesday over its implementation of the Common Core in Louisiana.
"Common Core is the latest effort by big government disciples to strip away state rights and put Washington, D.C. in control of everything," Jindal said in a statement.
During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March, Jindal slammed the administration, calling its education policies "cynical, immoral and hypocritical.”
"Common Core is the latest effort by big government disciples to strip away state rights and put Washington, D.C. in control of everything," Jindal said in a statement.
During a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March, Jindal slammed the administration, calling its education policies "cynical, immoral and hypocritical.”
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Louisiana Governor Jindal Sues
Education Dept. Over Common Core:
EXCERPT:
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal filed suit in federal court on August 27 arguing that President Obama’s Department of Education has violated the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and federal law by coercing states to adopt Common Core education standards.
The suit states: “The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reserves to the States all ‘powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution.’ … The Constitution makes no provision for federal power over education policy.”