Jeb Bush’s full-throated acceptance of Common Core, the unpopular national education standards, is already a major drawback for his campaign. But the broader trend toward centralized control of education has also been a factor in pressuring colleges to adopt problematic policies on campus sexual assault.

George Will, writing about Common Core as one of Bush’s major hang-ups, specifically noted Title IX — the gender equality section of the 1972 Education Amendments — and how it has been used by the federal government to take control over aspects of education.