The state's top education official says a computer glitch erased answers on about 14,220 standardized tests taken by Texas high school students.
Education Commissioner Mike Morath told the Board of Education on Wednesday that many of the affected tests were taken by special education students.
Students must pass the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness to graduate high school. But last week, some in the Austin, Bryan and Arlington areas were unable to complete the exam known as STAAR because of glitches.
This is the first year New Jersey-based Educational Testing Services is administering the exam, after winning a $280 million contract.
The Austin American Statesman reports (http://atxne.ws/1oCsikb ) that Morath said that, if problems aren't fixed by next month, the state will reconsider its contract with the company.
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