Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, 2016/Education

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Bobby Jindal suspended his presidential campaign on November 17, 2015.^[1]

This page was current as of the 2016 election.

A federal judge ruled against Bobby Jindal on October 21, 2015, in his lawsuit against the Obama administration alleging the Department of Education was “illegally coercing states to use” the Common Core education standards.^[2]

On September 16, 2015,, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled against Bobby Jindal’s claim that the implementation of Common Core curriculum in Louisiana violated the 10th Amendment. “The evidence supports the finding that participation in both programs is completely voluntary and not unconstitutionally coercive,” said Judge Shelly Dick.^[3]

In February 2015, Jindal laid out a national education reform plan. He wrote, "How should lawmakers and citizens cultivate a thriving education ecosystem and improve the lives of their fellow Americans? By holding education policies against three criteria: 1. Parent choice; 2. Limited government; 3. And educator freedom." His plan proposed increasing the number of school vouchers, reforming the tenure process for teachers and eliminating Common Core.^[4]

In August 2014, Jindal filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration, "claiming that the Department of Education has illegally manipulated grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the controversial Common Core standards," according to Fox News. Jindal said, "The federal government has hijacked and destroyed the Common Core initiative. Common Core is the latest effort by big government disciples to strip away state rights and put Washington, D.C., in control of everything."^[5]

According to Politico, "Jindal once supported the standards and tests, and his state has participated in a number of Obama administration education policy initiatives. Louisiana received more than $17 million through Race to the Top, and it has a waiver from No Child Left Behind, allowing the state to avoid some of the more onerous provisions of the law."^[6]

In July 2014, Jindal signed into law an expansion of education voucher programs.^[7]

In December 2012, Jindal expressed his opposition to teachers unions and his support for school choice. He said, "There is one entity working hard every day, spending millions of dollars every year, to make sure you never get the opportunity to get your child out of a failing school and into a different school, and that is the teachers union. ...They alone are stopping school choice from occurring all across this country. Teachers unions exist for their own benefit.”^[8]
In 2012, Jindal signed HB974, which "Provides relative to teacher tenure, pay-for-performance, and evaluations." The bill required that teachers' salaries and tenure be based on performance, rather than longevity.^[9]

In 2012, Jindal signed HB976 which, "Provides relative to the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, parent petitions for certain schools to be transferred to the RSD, charter school authorizers, and course providers." The bill provided parents with a process for reforming failing school, streamlined the charter school application process and increased access to vouchers and school choice.^[10]

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