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State Department of Education says TNReady fall testing successful

The glitchy rollout of TNReady to replace Tennessee's TCAP test is sparking debate and anxiety.
The glitchy rollout of TNReady to replace Tennessee's TCAP test is sparking debate and anxiety. The glitchy rollout of TNReady to replace Tennessee's TCAP test is sparking debate and anxiety.

Over the course of three weeks, thousands of high school students across Tennessee completed TNReady end-of-course exams online.

More than 260 high schools across the state’s 147 districts took part in the fall block of testing, with students taking more than 120,000 tests.

The testing process was successful, said Sara Gast, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Education, in a news release.

If the testing and scoring was indeed successful, it will be welcome news to students and parents. TNReady testing has been fraught with issues since the test was adopted in 2015.

Earlier this year, state officials announced nearly 10,000 assessment tests were incorrectly scored by the state’s vendor.