new Jersey - based non - profit organisation Education Testing Services ( ETS ) has acquired cloud - based testing service Questar for $ 127.5 m . After pending regulatory approval , ET , which provides " 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 $ 20.7 m in upgrades and damages in Texas , citing " 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".