The $20.7 million federal grant will be distributed to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development over five years.
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With new standards test, schools in for rude awakening
This year, Alaska got the OK to start judging schools using its own measurements instead of the standards required by the federal No Child Left Behind law. But with new metrics come new — and more difficult — tests, and state officials are expecting to see student performance fall as a result.