Education World – Nicole Gorman
“In a move that might inspire other states to follow suit, Connecticut’s governor Dannel Malloy has opted to have the state’s juniors to take the SAT instead of a Common Core-aligned test—the Smarter Balanced Assessment—beginning this upcoming school year. “Mr. Malloy, a Democrat, said the change will help cut down on duplicative assessments and reduce the amount of classroom time spent preparing for tests, which has been a frequent concern brought up by parents,” according to The Wall Street Journal. Malloy has been fighting for the change for some time, originally suggesting the switch to U.S. Department of Education secretary Arne Duncan in September of 2014.”(more)