Headlines – June 20, 2014
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-06-20
Duration: 00:02:07
Subjects: SCALISE, STEVE | Vitter, David | Jindal, Bobby, 1971- | Common Core State Standards Initiative | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers | Education
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Vitter, David Speaker
- Jindal, Bobby Speaker
Description
This segment from the June 20, 2014, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford reporting on the week’s headlines. These stories include: the election of Congressman Steve Scalise as the House Majority Whip; United States Senator David Vitter, a 2015 gubernatorial candidate, speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club about his stance on Common Core; Governor Bobby Jindal announcing his decision that the state will not participate in the Common Core assessment test called PARCC; and highlights from a press conference with Governor Jindal calling for an audit of the Department of Education contract related to the PARCC assessment.