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(Baton Rouge - July 18, 2014) The political feud between Gov. Bobby Jindal and Superintendent of Education John White must be resolved quickly so that teachers and their students can get down to the work of education, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today.

Members of the East Baton Rouge Federation of Teachers and School Employees attended the 2011 Louisiana Federation of Teachers Union Leadership Institute on June 29 at the Plumbers Union Hall in Baton Rouge.

Mr. Carnell Washington, president of the East Baton Rouge Federation, speaks to an overflow crowd of educators as witnesses.The Senate Education Committee, on Friday approved a heavily-amended version of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s pet legislation, the so-called “Red Tape Reduction and Local Waiver Empowerment Program,” HB 1368 by Rep. Jane Smith (R-Bossier City).