bonnjer said

Sounds like all the programs in all the places are all about the money. Has anyone ever done a study on how much a testing company pulls in from state testing? I imagine it's a substantial amount. The programs and the testing are money grabs that are just a couple of things in the long list of reasons as to why we've got teacher shortages in many areas.

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Cambium Assessment, a Washington D.C.-based testing company, will receive $262 million from 2021 through 2024 to manage the administration, scoring and reporting of all student assessments on one online platform.

Pearson, a London-based company whose longtime role in Texas' testing program was scaled back several years ago, will receive an additional $126 million from 2021 through 2024 to develop and construct the assessments. It will also continue work on an existing testing contract through August.

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