福克斯新闻 关于美国教育核心课程的争论

Republican Governor Bobby Jindal argues the federal Department of Education is coercing¹ states to adopt Common Core.

The lawsuit² filed this morning says the more than four billion dollar grant program forces states down a path toward a national curriculum, in violation³ of state sovereignty.

Common Core standards in math and English serve as benchmarks, describing what students should know after completing each grade.

More than 40 states have adopted the standards, including Louisiana.

Jindal, in 2010 saying the standards better prepare students for college and career. He has since reversed course.

In Washington, Jared Halpern, FOX News Radio.

1 coercing   

v.迫使做( coerce的现在分词 )；强迫；（以武力、惩罚、威胁等手段）控制；支配

参考例句：

• All of the children had atopic dermatis coercing at least 20% of their body surface area. 所有的患儿体表有超过20%的遗传性过敏症皮炎感染。 来自互联网
• I assured him that we had no intention of coercing Israel in response a Soviet threat. 我向他保证，我们无意强迫以色列对苏联的威胁做出反映。 来自互联网

2 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

3 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。