ST. PAUL -- Classmates by misfortune, 17
people who were denied high school diplomas
because of a test-scoring error that affected
thousands of students were honored Wednesday
with a special ceremony at the Capitol.

. . .

Minnesota education officials say 54 high
school seniors were denied their diplomas
because of a mistake a private testing firm
made on 47,000 math exams. In all, 7,989
students in eighth through 12th grades
incorrectly received failing grades because
National Computer Systems Inc. used the wrong
"correct" answers in grading six questions.

Chicago Tribune

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