The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on quit leading from behind:

From The Associated Press
Oct. 1
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on quit leading from behind:
So far, the Jindal administration has not lost any yardage on the ambitious plans to improve student achievement in Louisiana schools.
Neither is Team Jindal throwing any forward passes. In fact, under even a little bit of misplaced criticism, the quarterback is suddenly dodging and weaving in the backfield.
Come on, show a little leadership here.
The game plan for raising educational standards in Louisiana dates back years. The so-called Common Core educational standards were developed by the states.
Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted the Common Core in 2010 and it is being phased in by teachers in classrooms and with new tests.
Many public charter schools are further along with using Common Core standards.
Yet an anti-Common Core agitation, begun by fringe conservative groups, has caught on in some quarters. The criticism appears to be based on mostly inchoate fears of some national bureaucrat telling teachers what to teach.
The opposition doesn’t have a message, unless it is that Louisiana’s standing of near last among the states in student achievement is something we should hang on to.
The quarterback still seems to feel pressure. ...
If the quarterback isn’t very reliable in this new season, we feel confident that BESE members and Education Superintendent John White will stick up for the Common Core standards.
Louisiana needs the higher Common Core standards more than most states.
And, governor, the education reform team needs a Zach Mettenberger on the issue of Common Core.
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