Measurement Inc. Summary

Tennessee government officials already knew Measurement Inc. couldn’t honor their five year contract for standardized online testing, even before it was signed. There was already a list of complaints against Measurement Inc. from other states. Standardized online testing thus far has just been a waste of time and taxpayer money. The target audience for the article is the parents of the students, the tax payers, and the government officials responsible for hiring Measurement Inc. The author wants the parents to know about the ineptness of the company, to provide the online testing and how the government knew about the troubles of the company before it hired them. They wanted the tax payers to realize the amount of money it was costing everyone for the substandard service they were receiving. The government officials who were responsible for hiring Measurement Inc., needed to know that there are concerned people who care about the students and parents involved, the taxpayers and their money. All the people affected by the hiring of Measurement Inc., the parents, the tax payers and the government officials were the intended readers of this article. …show more content…
There were Documents and interviews with other school systems that showed this ineptness. Measurement Inc’s. online testing system was virtually untested at the level required by Tennessee. The state of Connecticut was also concerned about Measurement Inc’s. abilities. Measurement Inc’s online delivery system is not easily responsive to changes and additions. All of this was looked at by Tennessee government officials before the company was hired for the job. They knew it was a waste of time and money from the