OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is looking for a company to give a college entrance exam that would replace the bundle of state accountability tests taken by high school juniors each year.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that the ACT or SAT exam would seemingly fit the description in the request for proposals issued July 11.
Nebraska Commissioner of Education Matt Blomstedt says ACT officials have already indicated their intent to submit a proposal.
The test would be given in public schools on a spring weekday next school year. Students would be able to use the scores for college applications.
Nearly 22,000 high school juniors currently take a series of tests known as the Nebraska State Accountability assessments each year. Nebraska lawmakers voted to replace the tests with a college admissions test last session.
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