Common Core Review Topic of Lieutenant Governor's Lecture Sept. 18
Tim Griffin
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin will speak about the work of the Governor's Council on Common Core Review at noon Friday, Sept. 18, on the University of Arkansas campus.
Griffin's lecture is titled "Reflections of a Public School Parent: The Governor's Council on Common Core Review and Education Reform in Arkansas." He will also talk about some ideas for education reform being considered in the state.
Griffin will be the special guest of the Department of Education Reform in the College of Education and Health Professions, which hosts a lecture series during the fall and spring semesters. The lecture is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served, and an RSVP to the department's website is required with a deadline of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16. The lecture will take place in the auditorium foyer, Room 166, of the Graduate Education Building.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
(479) 575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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