Bobby Jindal’s delusions continue

Several months ago the Bureau of Governmental Research invited President Obama’s education secretary, Arne Duncan, to be its guest speaker at its 2014 Annual Luncheon held in New Orleans last Thursday.

In Jindal’s usual rude, condescending style, he issued a press release interpreted by some as rather sophomoric in criticizing Mr. Duncan’s visit.  He tried to portray it as a political stunt by the president in light of Mary Landrieu’s recent defeat, when in fact it was BGR that extended the invitation months ago.

What was particularly amusing about Bobby’s verbal tantrum was the following statement:

“So we have to wonder- is the President sending Secretary Duncan here to double down on these failed policies and bully us into federal overreach and the Obama’s top-down education agenda?  Or is he going to reach across the aisle and offer to work with the majority of Louisianians who support Louisiana’s successful, (my italics) bottom-up approach to education…..”

Our Rhodes Scholar governor’s “ successful , bottom-up approach to education”  includes:

Cutting financial monies to higher education by $1 billion in six years

Students performing in reading and math skills at the 48^th and 50^th ranking, respectively, in the nation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation awarding Louisiana an ‘F’ for how students fare academically based on dollars spent,  and  readiness for college and careers, and international competitiveness.

 

Louisiana given a ‘D plus’ by the same organization on the validity of its present state-developed math and English exams as compared to NATIONAL assessments

 

The state’s most recent average ACT scores, a national test of college readiness measuring English, math, science and reading skills given to both private and public high school seniors and juniors, dropping yet again, during Jindal’s tenure, with only North Carolina, Hawaii and Mississippi having lower scores

It’s too bad that Governor Bobby Jindal has drastically cut money for mental health services, for he is clearly in need of some sort of treatment for his mental delusions regarding his perceived successful educational reform in our state and his thoughts about the majority of Louisiana citizens supporting it.