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State: Fall TNReady testing was a success

This fall, the department of education said students took 72,000 tests on its online platform and said it got fewer calls to the customer service hotline for help.

The state department of education announced Tuesday that the fall TNReady testing was a success.

The test has faced problems every year of its 3-year history.

Last spring, lawmakers decided the test would not count against students' final grades after a series of technical issues.

This fall, the department of education said students took 72,000 tests on its online platform and said it got fewer calls to the customer service hotline for help.

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"We are proud of our students and teachers, and the smooth testing experience we saw this fall gives us more confidence in the improvements we are making to help our vendor test online at scale. We greatly appreciate the support and hard work of our districts and educators in continuing to work with us to administer our assessment," Education commissioner Candice McQueen said in a statement. “We always want taking a test to be a natural part of the teaching and learning cycle and another opportunity to see what our students know, with the goal being to provide educators with feedback that they can use to better support students. Now we are looking to build on this administration as we quickly return scores and move ahead into preparations for the spring."

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In Tennessee, high schools are either structured with a traditional schedule – meaning students take one course over two semesters – or block schedule, where one course is fit within a single semester, similar to a college class. Students take their EOC exam at the conclusion of the course, either in the fall or the spring.

McQueen is set to leave that position at the end of the year.

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