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Jindal Attacks Common Core in Washington

He says a White House decision will come in the next few months.
Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, speaks during the Conservative Political Action

Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, speaks during the Conservative Political Action

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Bobby Jindal on Monday attacked Common Core, the national education standards supported by likely presidential rival Jeb Bush, as “a top-down, factory based approach” to schooling.

“I think that repealing Common Core is very important,” said Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor in Washington. “Let’s allow the parents to make the best decision for their sons and daughters. … We need to take power away from the federal government.”

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