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...the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning discovered the errors this week. The errors by National Computer Systems affected 47,097 students, including 7,989 students who were told they failed when they passed. "I am...
...can't possibly imagine how such a thing could happen. On Friday, Education Commissioner Christine Jax lambasted National Computer System, which was responsible for the scoring errors. Her outrage quickly boomeranged, however, when it was revealed...
...made by the Assessments and Testing Division of National Computer Systems, a private Eden Prairie-based company hired...denied diplomas because of scoring mistakes by National Computer Systems Inc. have a case. "I don't think compensation...
...flunked, Minnesota should: a. Come down hard on National Computer Systems (the company that made the mistake), up to...Clearly, it's big enough to cast doubt on National Computer System's ability to administer the program. The answer...
...this year for Minnesota students will be delayed for at least a year due to an earlier test-scoring error. National Computer Systems Inc., an Eden Prairie-based company hired by the state to score its basic-skills tests, incorrectly scored...
...21-22, weeks after the state Children, Families & Learning Department acknowledged its testing company, National Computer Systems, incorrectly scored some 47,000 basic skills math tests and told 8,000 students they failed when they passed...
...run from 3:30 to 5 p.m., followed by a private reception for the students, their families and guests. National Computer Systems, the Eden Prairie company that made the scoring errors, will pay for the ceremony. The company incorrectly...
...it because he was involved in crafting the settlement, Raiter said. A spokesman for NCS Pearson, formerly National Computer Systems Inc., declined comment. The company no longer scores the test involved in the lawsuit. According to the...
...the alerts are accepted practice and ''the right thing to do.'' The alerts, in the form of a letter from National Computer Systems, were attached to graded essays of children whose answers may have revealed some psychological problems...
...should do to make sure such errors don't happen again. Officials from the state education department and National Computer Systems, the private company that handles the test for the state, have been invited to attend the hearing, which...