Every decade encompasses a movement passing laws helping with the advancement of education. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of the 1960s provided federal funds to low income students assisting them with attending public school. The Improving Ameri- ca’s Schools Act (IASA) of the 1990s beefed up Title I, increased funding for bilingual educa- tion, and allocated provisions for dropout prevention. No Child Left Behind (NC LB) came about in the early 2000s, which generally tried to raise standards across the board for public education. One could pick any number of laws and make a case as to why they believe it is, or is not, the answer to solve our country’s constant problem of falling behind in the classroom. The newest addition to the list is the Common Core State Standard, also referred to as the CCSS. The CCSS is a necessary addition to the sphere of education, based on the lack of measurable standards that presently exist.
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In short, Opponents of the Department 's efforts to support the adoption of common standards believe the Common Core represents an attempt by the Department to impose federal standards and control over education in vio- lation of the Tenth Amendment. With the political waters churning, Bobby Jindal, Gover- nor of Louisiana (Governor), sued the Department of Education in the United States (US) District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on August 27, 2014. The complaint in Jindal v. US Department of Education (Jindal or Complaint) claims that the Department is incentivizing states to adopt common state standards in violation of the Department 's enabling statutes