LITTLE ROCK — The Governor's Council on Common Core Review is meeting at the state Capital for the first of several planned daylong meetings on Arkansas education standards.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke briefly Thursday to the task force that he appointed earlier this year to examine whether the Common Core education standards are a good fit for the state. Common Core standards are math and English benchmarks adopted by a majority of states that describe what students are expected to know after completing each grade.
Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin heads the task force and said the group will examine the English and math standards in addition to standardized testing and student data privacy.
The council will hold several hearings during the next few months.
Hutchinson is asking for initial recommendations this summer.