NC commission to review Common Core language arts standards

The state commission tasked with recommending new academic standards to replace Common Core will tackle English language arts on Monday.

Andre Peek, co-chairman of the new Academic Standards Review Commission, said the body wants to first make sure that it’s familiar with the current Common Core standards before recommending changes to the State Board of Education. He said the commission will review English language arts on Monday and math in November.

Peek said Robin McCoy, director of K-12 curriculum and instruction at the state Department of Public Instruction, will explain the language arts standards to the commission. He said they wanted to hear from people like McCoy who are experts in the subject matter.

North Carolina legislators who helped create the law establishing the commission said they did not want a new name slapped on Common Core, with maybe only one or two changes.

Monday’s meeting is scheduled to run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the state Department of Administration Building, 116 W. Jones Street in Raleigh. The meeting will be held in the Commission Room on the fifth floor.

This story was originally published October 15, 2014 at 3:49 PM with the headline "NC commission to review Common Core language arts standards."