Arizona governor calls for review of Common Core standards

(Reuters) - Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey on Monday called on his state's education board to review the Common Core education standards "in their entirety." The move comes amid a growing backlash against the standards, which aim to boost critical-thinking skills and apply consistency to a patchwork of state guidelines, as schools have adjusted their course work to meet them. Ducey, who ... http://ift.tt/1xZeUp9