This post is from from my other blog here

(From WashingtonTechnology.com)

The Virginia Education Department and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency will be seeking a contractor to provide a student information system for the state’s public schools. A request for proposals is expected in November.

The winning contractor must provide a scalable, user-friendly system that adheres to the technical specifications of the schools’ interoperability framework. Components must address attendance, registration and enrollment, grading and transcripts, scheduling, test management, and parent access.

...Remember the Pearson testing system flub-up earlier this year? This should help, and the timing would ostensibly line up for initial capability release by next school year. We volunteer to help with "usability and performance testing" for the "parent access" piece!