{"id":18733,"date":"2024-02-22T15:01:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/?p=18733"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:01:22","slug":"letter-to-used-improving-the-competitive-grants-for-state-assessments-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/letter-to-used-improving-the-competitive-grants-for-state-assessments-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to USED: Improving the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Aurora Institute recently joined education organizations KnowledgeWorks, The Center for Innovation in Education, Great Schools Partnership, and the Center on Assessment in sending a letter to USED focused on improving the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program. 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