A commission Monday will begin reviewing the Common Core targets for math and the English language that North Carolina's public school students must meet.
The Academic Standards Review Commission has a year to review what students should learn between kindergarten and high school graduation.
The standards started to show up in classrooms two years ago and will stay in place until any changes are finalized.
The review is under way thanks to a new law passed after parents and teachers complained some of the standards were inappropriate for younger children.
The North Carolina commission could recommend ways to modify the federal standards.
The commission could leave the standards alone, although that is considered a less likely outcome.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports North Carolina has spent more than $66 million to train teachers on the standards, which are supposed to focus on key concepts and help students understand how to apply them in real-life situations,
The review commission was required by law to meet before Sept. 1. It's not clear whether there will be any repercussions for the three-week delay.
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