NY students face testing delays due to tech issues — for second year in a row: ‘System is failing’
New York students experienced widespread delays in state English Language Arts testing due to technical failures in the Questar assessment platform, marking the second consecutive year of similar issues. Education officials advised schools to postpone testing while they work with vendor NWEA to resolve the problem, as educators and administrators criticized the state for repeated system breakdowns. The New York State Education Department stated that over 116,000 students completed testing without issues, but acknowledged disruptions for some users across the state.
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Metro NY students face testing delays due to tech issues — for second year in a row: ‘System is failing’ By Carl Campanile, Vaughn Golden and Nicole Rosenthal Published April 29, 2026, 4:41 p.m. ET This system doesn’t pass the test. New York students faced massive testing hiccups Wednesday due to a “widespread failure” of the state Education Department’s pricey exam tech — which experienced a similar glitch last year, The Post has learned. Questar, the state’s assessment portal, faced “technical challenges” across school districts, pausing the second day of the New York State English Language Arts exam, the New York State Education Department said. 3 New York schools are facing massive statewide testing delays due to a “widespread failure” of its exam tech.
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