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TAO Testing

EDTECH
Velocity5.0

Open-source computer-based assessment and testing platform.

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TAO Testing ships frequent small patches, mostly scoped to NYSED contract requirements.

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◆Current state
TAO Testing is in a managed-maintenance phase, releasing incremental patches across the v56 branch. The v56.12 and v56.13 series address build-toolchain security vulnerabilities, MathJax rendering for LaTeX in assessments, i18n pluralization, and a TaskOrchestrator email notification adapter tied to a specific NYSED client contract. Feature additions are narrow and client-driven rather than platform-expansive.
◆Where it's heading
The commit references — NYSED-14, NYSED-38, NYSED-78 — indicate that TAO's active development is contract-funded by the New York State Education Department rather than self-directed product growth. The backport pattern (v56.9.3.2 carrying features from the main v56.12 line) suggests multi-version support for enterprise deployments on locked infrastructure. No signs of architectural change or expansion into new educational technology categories.
◆Prediction
Continued incremental maintenance on the v56 branch; new capability additions will likely carry NYSED prefixes or similar client identifiers, not general platform releases. Security patching will remain a consistent thread given critical-vulnerability fixes in recent cycles.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2d ago

    v56.13.2: Critical Build-Toolchain Vulnerabilities Patched

    Critical build-toolchain vulnerability patch — the kind of security maintenance that matters for institutions running on-prem deployments, though it signals maintenance focus rather than product direction.

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  2. 3d ago

    v56.13.1: Localization Sync Fix for Pluralization

    Restores a broken Crowdin locale sync introduced by pluralization changes in v56.12.4; routine i18n housekeeping with no user-visible product change.

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  3. 4d ago

    v56.13.0: Task Orchestrator Email Notifications Added

    A TaskOrchestrator email notification adapter (NYSED-38) adds workflow-alert capability to TAO's task management layer — a contracted feature addition for the New York State Education Department, not a general platform release.

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  4. 5d ago

    v56.12.4: i18n Pluralization Support

    Adds pluralization handling to the i18n system; housekeeping for multi-locale deployments with no feature change.

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  5. 5d ago

    v56.12.3: Authoring Panel Width Alignment

    Single-line UI fix aligning the authoring right panel to 210px (NYSED-78); a pixel-level tweak for a client-specific authoring configuration.

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  6. 6d ago

    v56.12.2: MathJax SVG Renderer Forced for LaTeX

    Forces the SVG renderer for MathJax LaTeX display, fixing math rendering in assessments — a substantive fix for any exam content relying on mathematical notation.

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