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Bobby Jindal’s Common Core Crusade Could Backfire

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The Louisiana governor is expected to announce his bid for president on Wednesday, but will his Common Core flip-flop come back to haunt him?

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With Gov. Bobby Jindal expected to announce a presidential bid Wednesday, he’ll have to confront his blatant flip-flop on state educational standards—especially since he’s signalled that he’ll cite his education record as a significant part of his campaign.

He first accepted the standards known as Common Core, but then Jindal tried...

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