La. Gov. Jindal Touts Education Reform, Slams Teacher Unions At CPAC

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took his push to overhaul his state's school systems — and his fight with teachers unions — to Washington Saturday, telling a gathering of conservatives activists that unions are holding back his reforms.

Mr. Jindal, while speaking Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, touted his push to expand his state's private school voucher program, streamline rules for charter school and to make it tougher for teachers at poor achieving schools to receive tenure.

He also lashed out at state's teachers unions for opposing his plan to significantly link teacher compensation and tenure on teacher performance, saying that Louisiana now "basically pay(s) teachers for how long they've been breathing."

"That's like asking how the football game went without looking at the final score," he said "Education reform has got to be about the children, not the adults."

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