Governor Bobby Jindal held a meeting of Unified Command Group (UCG) today at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) to get an update from state agencies and ensure the state is prepared if a case of Ebola were to be present in Louisiana.
The Jindal administration is on the offensive after a state judge reversed Gov. Bobby Jindal's earlier executive order to suspend the Department of Education's contract with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
Louisiana's state school board is joining a lawsuit against Gov. Bobby Jindal, accusing the governor of illegally meddling in education policy in his efforts to block use of the Common Core education standards.
One suit claims the governor violated his legal authority by using executive orders and contract suspensions to keep schools from using Common Core. The other questions BESE.
Governors in Indiana, South Carolina and Oklahoma have signed legislation to repeal the standards while Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is taking steps to block the use of tests tied to the standards.
Will the La. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) seek legal action against La. Governor Bobby Jindal's attempt to remove the Common Core education standards out of the Pelican State?