Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Vetoes Controversial Common Core Bill

Breitbart – by Dr. Susan Berry

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed Friday a controversial bill that many critics of the Common Core standards said would bind the state further both to the nationalized standards and the PARCC tests aligned to them.

According to The Advocate, the measure, House Bill 953, which was sponsored by state Rep. Walt Leger (D), would give students, teachers, and schools one more year to prepare for the Common Core standards.  

“Given the widespread opposition and the gravity of any decision that affects our children, I have vetoed House Bill 953 and hereby return it to the House of Representatives,” Jindalwrote.

The governor added that the measure “would significantly impair parents’ ability to have clear information about the performance of their child’s school and teachers’ ability to have meaningful feedback.”

“I am pleased that the Governor has vetoed HB953, and this veto has encouraged me in thinking that an exit from Common Core and PARCC are very close,” Louisiana state Rep. Brett Geymann (R), who has opposed the standards, told Breitbart News. “He has made strong statements about his concern for both, and parents from around the state are strongly urging him to get us out.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/13/Louisiana-Gov-Bobby-Jindal-Vetoes-Controversial-Common-Core-Bill

2 thoughts on “Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Vetoes Controversial Common Core Bill

  1. “The governor added that the measure “would significantly impair parents’ ability to have clear information about the performance of their child’s school and teachers’ ability to have meaningful feedback.”

    That appears to be misleading.

    “The governor added that the measure “would significantly impair parents’ ability to have clear information about the performance of their child’s indoctrination center and teachers’ ability to have absolute control over the states’ wards.”

    Much closer to the truth.

  2. He vetoed a Common Core bill but previously signed a bill which blocked a levee board’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies, who were accused of destroying the state’s coast.

    He must have went to the same governor’s school of Politics as Rick Perry.

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