NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The company that administers Tennessee's problem-plagued student assessment testing program says it still plans on throwing its hat in the ring to secure a new state contract so they can continue overseeing the same service in the fall.
Officials with Questar Assessment Inc. confirmed this week their plans to participate in the bidding process. The announcement comes just a few weeks after both state auditors and top education officials largely pointed to the company as the key culprit for the test's longtime failures.
Questar says it "does not agree with several of the Tennessee comptroller's findings," but added that it appreciated it was included in the audit process.
Last year, Gov. Bill Haslam said the state plans on contracting with a new vendor and is currently preparing the contracting process.
