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Nebraska education board mulls contract with testing companyLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Department of Education is considering a five-year, $29.2 million contract with a company that's offering a new approach to the majority of statewide academic tests for elementary students. The Lincoln Journal Star (http://bit.ly/2p16e8f ) reports the education board has chosen the Northwest Evaluation Association to give reading, math and science tests to third- through eighth-graders. After recurring technical problems with a previously contracted company, state officials decided to seek other proposals that broadened the testing company's role and changed the questions' formatting. The change is part of a larger effort to create an accountability system for schools that relies on more than test scores. State education assessment director Valorie Foy says Northwest's proposal includes assessments schools can use to gauge student performance in addition to the state tests. The board will vote on the contract Friday. ——-- Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://ift.tt/XvFCpd Copyright 2017 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Web Only Academic Planners via Education Week American Education News Site of Record May 4, 2017 at 09:04AM http://ift.tt/2pEucVw
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