FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska education officials have hired a new group to create English language arts and math assessments.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the state announced it’s leaving Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, and has hired the University of Kansas Assessment and Achievement Institute.

Alaska has been a member of the consortium since April. But it decided to go with a company that will tailor assessments based on new state standards, which vary from Common Core Standards used by the consortium.

The state sought proposals from vendors, and chose AAI.

The five-year contract will cost Alaska about $5 million annually.

The state has previously worked with another KU group, DLM Consortium, to create a new alternate assessment for students with severe cognitive disabilities.