Education Dept. Reopens Contract Bids on Test
The California Department of Education has decided to reopen bidding to find a developer for the state’s high school graduation test.
The department has withdrawn its decision of last month to award the contract to Educational Testing Service, a New Jersey company known for administering the SAT and the GRE.
American Institutes for Research, a rival that had developed the pilot test that was given to ninth-graders this spring, filed a protest, contending that the education agency had violated state procedures for evaluating bids.
A department spokesman said the agency had concluded that a protracted legal battle could have derailed the test.
Also, the department acknowledged that the original request for bids contained “ambiguities.”
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