While he rolled out more specific education reform proposals Monday, Jindal framed the debate over Common Core in broader terms in a conversation with reporters Monday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.
“I think we’ll have a bigger conversation first within the Republican Party, then with the American people about what’s the proper role of the federal government,” Jindal said, pivoting off of Common Core. “I do hope that Common Core will be one more, one more reason for us to have this bigger debate, this bigger conversation about the proper role of the federal government in local education.”
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In remarks Monday and last week at an American Principles Project event, Jindal honed in on the need for moms to have control over their children’s education, a constituency that has been at the heart of the grassroots effort to repeal Common Core.
“I wouldn’t bet against a mom when it comes to this Common Core debate,” Jindal said.
