Alaska announces new vendor for statewide student tests

JUNEAU — The Alaska education department has chosen a new vendor for its statewide student tests after glitches earlier this year prompted cancellation of the tests.
The department announced Thursday that tests from Minnesota-based Data Recognition Corp. will be given to students in 2017.
In April, the department cited technical disruptions and concerns with the validity of tests results in cancelling computer-based testing administered by the Kansas-based Achievement and Assessment Instit