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Tennessee Department of Education scraps online test

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee education officials say they no longer have faith that a brand new education assessment test known as TNReady can be administered online after a series of computer glitches, including one on Monday that forced school officials across the state to halt testing on the first day of its rollout.

State Education Commissioner Candice McQueen sent an email out Monday afternoon to school directors across the state saying that she is no longer confident in vendor Measurement Inc.'s ability to administer the test online consistently without it crashing. As a result, McQueen has ordered that students take the tests using pen and paper.

Measurement Inc. officials did not return a call seeking comment.