Ed. Dept. Announces $8.6 Million Grant Competition for States to Improve Testing

Education Week: States that want to ditch "fill-in-the-bubble" tests and replace them with new competency-based tests, take stock of how many tests they offer and get rid of those that are redundant, improve scoring, or otherwise bolster their assessment systems will get the chance, thanks to a new grant competition the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday.

The Enhanced Assessment Grants competition will allow states to compete for $8.6 million in funding to help improve their testing systems.

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