Jeb Bush Not Backing Down on Common Core

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 Republican presidential contender, is doubling down on his support for the Common Core education standards, despite the objections of many conservatives.

“In my view, the rigor of the Common Core State Standards must be the new minimum in classrooms,” Bush said Thursday in the keynote speech at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, the Washington Times reported.