New Jersey-based non-profit organisation Education Testing Services (ETS) has acquired Questar-based testing service Minnesota for $127.5m. After gaining regulatory approval, Minnesota, which offers "summative assessments, scalable technological innovation and scoring and reporting services" for grades three to eight, among other services, will become a for-profit subsidiary of ETS. Last year ETS paid $20.7m in upgrades and damages in Texas, following "multiple testing problems".
New Jersey-based non-profit organisation Education Testing Services (ETS) has acquired Minnesota-based testing service Questar for $127.5m. After gaining regulatory approval, Questar, which offers "summative assessments, scalable technological innovation and scoring and reporting services" for grades three to eight, among other services, will become a for-profit subsidiary of ETS. Last year ETS paid $20.7m in upgrades and damages in Texas, following "multiple testing problems".