Forty-eight school districts across Connecticut got a total of $428,000 to help them reduce the number of tests taken by students.
Districts are expected to use the money to analyze their current tests to ensure that they align to new state standards, provide value, and are not redundant with other tests.
New federally mandated tests, like the SBAC, whivh Connecticut students are taking, are not subject to be examined through this grant. The SBAC, or Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, is part of the new Common Core State Standards.
The Connecticut Education Association, which is the state's major teachers' union, has called for an end to the SBAC, saying that it's weighted too heavily when measuring school quality.