Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Board of Examiners question education testing contract
Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Board of Examiners agreed reluctantly on Tuesday to a half-million dollar addition to the contract for statewide proficiency testing of K-12 students.
“My struggle here is to approve more money to a company that’s in breach,” Sandoval said referring to the fact Data Recognition Corp. failed to get student “end of course” test results to school officials and parents by Aug. 1 so they could be used to determine student placement this school year.
Sandoval pointed out the school year began several weeks ago and school officials still don’t have that data.
Superintendent of Education Steve Canavero said the $511,498 addition is only partially related since it’s paying to add more end of course exams that don’t match existing test categories.
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