Superintendents from across Kansas plan to gather in Topeka today to show support for the Common Core education standards.

The superintendents will attend the Kansas State Board of Education meeting  to support the national math and English standards as good for Kansas schools. They also want to say the Education Board, not the Legislature, should be in charge of curriculum standards. USD 489 told Hays Post Superintendent Dr. Will Roth will not be participating in the event.

The gathering is a response to opponents of Common Core, who packed the State Board of Education meeting last month and pleaded against the standard.