Overview
- Students across New York could not log in to Nextera, the state’s testing site, for the grades 3–8 math exam on Wednesday, prompting many schools to pause or reschedule testing.
- The state education department said 116,000 students tested without error that morning and reported it contacted vendor NWEA as schools finish exams within a window that runs through May 15.
- New York City officials told principals the problem was statewide and reported a high volume of escalations from schools about students failing to access the platform.
- Teachers described long waits, including for groups of students with disabilities, and raised concerns that stress and delays could skew results for those who eventually tested.
- This marks a second straight year of vendor-linked testing disruptions, drawing criticism from the teachers union over state oversight as NWEA did not immediately comment.