Los Angeles TimesCalifornia to use new type of nationwide school testsLos Angeles TimesThrough a federal grant, California will join 43 other states in replacing oft-maligned standardized exams. “This is going to change the way children are taught,” US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said about the new nationwide tests. ...$330M in school grants awardedTimes Herald-RecordDodd announces $110.5 million to save Connecticut's education jobsStamford Plus MagazineNew state tests coming to schoolsStateline.orgMerced Sun-Star -Big Journalism (blog)all 34 news articles »