I didn't notice it yesterday when I posted about the TASC, but MCGraw-Hill also sold the TABE to Data Recognition Corporation which will probably be of interest to everyone. Here's the link to the announcement on DRC's site: http://www.datarecognitioncorp.com/Pages/News%20Articles/news-3.aspx
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Hello Josh and everyone,
Josh as you mentioned TABE and TASC have both been involved in some exciting news. On July 1st McGraw-Hill Education reached an agreement to sell assets of CTB/McGraw-Hill to Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), an industry-leading assessment company based in Minnesota. We are excited by the prospect of bringing together two exceptional testing companies in CTB and DRC, and what that means in terms of providing exceptional assessment solutions and services for schools, teachers and students.
DRC will be a great home for CTB and a wonderful company to support adult education programs and students. The two companies have worked together in the past on state programs, and DRC has become a very close partner with CTB over the last few years. Programs new to DRC will be impressed with their capabilities, including their online testing platform and their track record of excellent customer service. The agreement to sell CTB to DRC includes products such as TerraNova®, LAS Links®, TABE® and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion™ (TASC) in addition to our custom summative assessments. With the combined strengths of CTB and DRC, you will receive an even better level of service.
Adult education programs should not see any change from day to day activities as they relate to TABE or TASC. We are continuing on the development of TABE 11&12 based on the new College and Career Readiness Standards and the number of states adopting TASC continues to grow with the recent additions of Illinois and Oklahoma.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact contact me directly via phone or email.
Regards,
Mike Johnson
National Adult Education Manager, DRC - CTB
630-995-6712
mike.johnson@ctb.com