Common Core supporters hit back at Bobby Jindal for lawsuit

Published August 30, 2014 3:59pm ET



A national education group called Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal a flip-flopper for his lawsuit on Common Core, a sign that the program’s backers are not backing down from a political fight.

Collaborative for Student Success, which is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other charities, published a memo Friday criticizing Jindal’s position on the education standards as motivated by a desire to win the Republican presidential nomination.

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