The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is looking for legal answers in an ongoing dispute over reading tests for children in kindergarten through grade 3.
The department was joined by Istation, a company that tests reading skills, in filing a joint motion asking for a ruling in a controversial fight over how the state's students are tested.
WRAL-TV reports Istation's contract with the state Department of Information Technology has been on hold since August pending an administrative review.
That review was requested by Amplify, one of Istation's competitors. Officials with Amplify are unhappy with State Superintendent Mark Johnson's decision to go with Istation over their company.
Both companies have met in court to argue whether the contract should have been put on hold, but DIT has yet to make a ruling.
In Monday's joint filing, lawyers for the Department of Public Instruction argued the delay has sown confusion statewide and threatens public school students' right to a sound education.
DPI and Istation say they'll take the matter to Superior Court if a ruling isn't made by December 9th.
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