Dive Brief:

• The first part of Louisiana's Common Core compromise bill sailed through the state's House Education Committee. 
• The legislation would require a review of the Common Core to take place, after which the state could adopt new benchmarks or keep the national standards. Common Core would remain in place throughout the review. 
• Rep. Brett Geymann, a Common Core detractor, authored the bill, and it is expected that his support will sway many anti-Common Core legislators to sign on. 

Dive Insight:

While Gov. Bobby Jindal has been vocal in his opposition to the Common Core and was involved in the various discussions that resulted in the current compromise bill, he has not yet endorsed the proposal. His concerns with the bill involve the state board of education's involvement in the review and its lack of language that would prevent any new governor who might favor Common Core from reneging on the review. 

The compromise would have the review ideally taking place now, with the possibility of new standards entering development as soon as July 1 and the state education board deciding on which standards it will adopt by the end of February. While the overall turnaround may seem a bit fast, it would likely be appreciated by teachers, who would have a good nine months to review and get to know the new standards they may have to implement in coming years.