DeVos' Team: Arizona Could Lose $340 Million For Skirting ESSA's Testing Requirements

Education Week: Arizona could lose $340 million in federal funding because the state hasn't followed the Every Students Succeeds Act's rules for testing its students, Frank Brogan, the assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, told the state in a recent letter.

This spring, Arizona allowed its districts a choice of offering the ACT, the SAT, or the state's traditional test, the AzMerit test, at the high school level.  ESSA allows states to offer districts the option of using a nationally-recognized college entrance exam in place of the state test, but first they must meet certain technical requirements.

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