Firm Survives Challenge to Bid for Exit Exams
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From Times Staff Reports
Surviving two protests by a rival, Educational Testing Service has won a bid to develop and administer California’s high school exit exam.
ETS’ $50-million bid beat that of American Institutes for Research, which developed the pilot test that was given to ninth-graders in March and May.
In May, ETS, known for administering the SAT, was named the winner, but a protest by American Institutes prompted the California Department of Education to put the program out to bid again. American Institutes protested a second time but withdrew its complaint.
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