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Jindal Moves to Withdraw Louisiana from Common Core

Jindal addresses the press on Wednesday
Ann Marie Awad
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WRKF News
Jindal addresses the press on Wednesday
Jindal addresses the press on Wednesday
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WRKF News
Jindal addresses the press on Wednesday

Governor BobbyJindalannounced Wednesday his intent to withdraw the state from the Common Core Educational Standards.  

Jindal said the standards were implemented contrary to state law. Even though Common Core standards were already being taught in Louisiana classrooms, Jindal suspended the rules and called for a bidding process to find new tests for next school year.

He called the tests a one-size-fits-all approach.

“I also think it’s a dangerous precedent," Jindal said in a press briefing Wednesday afternoon. "We have never before ceded this much authority to the federal government when it comes to pre-k through 12 education”

The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education issued their own statement saying they will continue to implement Common Core standards during the upcoming school year. 

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Ann Marie Awad
Ann Marie came a long way to WRKF. Originally from Buffalo, NY, where she was a freelance print reporter, she moved to New York City to get a masters in journalism from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. During her time at CUNY, she interned with Brooklyn's Heritage Radio Network and Philadelphia's WHYY FM. When she's not wielding a microphone, Ann Marie loves comic books, politics and a great cup of coffee.

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