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NY students face testing delays due to tech issues — for second year in a row: ‘System is failing’

Nypost · · 554 words · By Carl Campanile; Vaughn Golden; Nicole Rosenthal
Accountability of State Education Department (NYSED) Systemic Failure of Education Technology
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“New York students faced massive testing hiccups Wednesday due to a “widespread failure” of the state Education Department’s pricey exam tech — which experienced a similar glitch last year, The Post has learned.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that New York students faced testing glitches on Wednesday due to the state Education Department's exam technology. Furthermore, the evidence explicitly mentions that the system experienced a similar glitch last year, corroborating the claim's details. The evidence comes from multiple news reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State University of New York (SUNY SOO-nee) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. Led by chancellor John B. King, the SUNY system has 91,182 employees, includi…
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“Questar, the state’s assessment portal, faced “technical challenges” across school districts, pausing the second day of the New York State English Language Arts exam, the New York State Education Department said.”
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The claim specifies that the assessment portal 'Questar' experienced technical challenges and caused a pause in the second day of the NY State ELA exam. While the evidence confirms technical issues with NYS assessments (web_search: Districts experience technical issues with NYS assessments), it does not specifically name 'Questar' or confirm the pause in the second day of the ELA exam using multiple independent sources. The mention of 'Questar' in the evidence is from a Wikipedia entry about a gas company, not the assessment portal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Education Department (NYSED) divides the state into nine Joint Management Team (JMT) Regions, excluding New York City. Each JMT contains one or more Regional Information Centers (RI…
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“Officials from the SED later advised schools to postpone any testing scheduled for Thursday, with reschedule dates “to be shared in the near future.””
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The claim states that SED officials advised schools to postpone testing scheduled for Thursday with future dates to be shared. While the evidence confirms general testing disruptions and advice to schools (web_search: Day 2 of Tech issues halts ELA testing for grades 3-8 in 10% of New...), it does not provide corroborating evidence from multiple independent sources confirming the specific advice regarding postponement for 'Thursday' or the mechanism of sharing future dates.
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“A similar glitch was reported last year affecting the same platform over multiple days – after which families were “assured that the system would be stabilized to prevent exactly this kind of breakdown,” New York City-based Zeta Charter Schools founder and CEO Emily A. Kim told The Post.”
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The evidence gathering process returned zero results (cross_references: 0, web_results: 0, wiki_results: 0) for this claim, meaning no sources were found to corroborate the claim about a similar glitch last year and subsequent assurances. Therefore, the verdict is insufficient_evidence.
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“The SED said that, upon learning of the glitch, it contacted vendor NWEA to “expeditiously address the issue,” a department spokesperson argued.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the State Education Department (SED) contacted the vendor NWEA to address the testing glitch. One source explicitly quotes the spokesperson blaming NWEA, and another notes NWEA was coordinating with the department to address the issues. This is reported by multiple independent news sources.
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“More than 116,000 students were “tested without error this morning, with thousands more expected to complete testing later today,” the rep noted.”
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The claim provides specific statistics (more than 116,000 students tested without error) and projections for the day. While the evidence count is high, the actual evidence snippets provided do not contain these specific numbers, making it impossible to corroborate the exact figures from multiple independent sources. The claim relies on a single source's reporting of these figures.
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““The issue appears to be impacting a limited number of users of the Grades 3-8 Computer-Based Testing System, across select schools and districts statewide,” spokesperson JP O’Hare said.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the issue was impacting a limited number of users of the Grades 3-8 Computer-Based Testing System in select schools and districts statewide. This limited scope is reported across different news reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — The issue appears to be impacting a limited number of users of the Grades 3-8 Computer-Based Testing System, across select schools and districts statewide. Upon learning of this, NYSED immediately con…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/districts-experience-tec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Computer-based state testing was thrown into chaos across New York last week as persistent technical failures plagued schools for two consecutive days. The disruptions — affecting thousands of student…
https://www.longislandpress.com/2025/04/14/state-test-meltdo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The City School District of Albany will pause all 3-8 testing until after spring break due to continued technical problems with the state’s computer-based testing system Wednesday.These problems have …
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/technical-glitch-tuesday-h…
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““We have advised impacted schools that they may briefly pause testing or delay to another day within the testing window, which expires May 15, 2026.””
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The claim provides a specific date (May 15, 2026) for the testing window expiration and the advice to pause or delay testing. While the evidence confirms the general advice to pause or delay testing (web_search: Day 2 of Tech issues halts ELA testing for grades 3-8 in 10% of New...), the specific expiration date of May 15, 2026, cannot be corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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“NWEA, which has a $20 million contract with the education department set to expire in November, failed to address concerns directly Wednesday morning – leaving nearly 2,000 Zeta Charters students in the dark.”
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The evidence gathering process returned zero results (cross_references: 0, web_results: 0, wiki_results: 0) for this claim, meaning no sources were found to corroborate the claim regarding NWEA's contract details, failure to address concerns, or the specific number of affected students. Therefore, the verdict is insufficient_evidence.
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